name, noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A male roe deer.

   "From the thick copse the roebucks bound, The startled red-deer scuds the plain […]"

2. 2
   male roe deer wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   A census-designated place in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. countable, uncountable
3. 3
   A townland in County Dublin, Ireland. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

animalantelopearmadillobatbuckcamel

Example

More examples

"A roe is a kind of deer. The male is called a roebuck, the female a doe, and their young are called fawns."

Etymology

From Middle English roobukke; equivalent to roe + buck (“male deer”). Doublet of rhebok.

Related phrases

roebuck-berryroe deer

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