prongbuck en · NOUN
Etymology
From prong + buck.
Meanings
- (dated) The springbok.
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The pronghorn
Thus the whitetail deer had thrust forward along the very narrow river bottoms into the domain of the mule-deer and the prongbuck among the foothills of the Rocky Mountains
1905, Theodore Roosevelt, Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| prongbucks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |