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roebuck

[ roh-buhk ]

noun

, plural roe·bucks, (especially collectively) roe·buck.
  1. a male roe deer.


roebuck

/ ˈrəʊˌbʌk /

noun

  1. the male of the roe deer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of roebuck1

First recorded in 1350–1400, roebuck is from the Middle English word robucke. See roe 2, buck 1
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Example Sentences

On the 15th of April, Mr. Roebuck moved for a select committee to inquire into the political condition of the Canadas.

Mr. Roebuck took the discontented inhabitants of the Mauritius under his protection.

The debate that followed was enlivened by Mr. Roebuck, who made a violent assault on the whole system of ministerial policy.

At this time the state of public affairs was such as to induce Mr. Roebuck to bring the subject before parliament.

The opposition, properly so called, took no part in this discussion, and Mr. Roebuck's motion was negatived without a division.

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