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sassaby

[ sas-uh-bee ]

noun

plural sassabies.
  1. a large, blackish-red South African antelope, Damaliscus lunatus, having curved horns.


sassaby

/ ˈæəɪ /

noun

  1. an African antelope, Damaliscus lunatus , of grasslands and semideserts, having angular curved horns and an elongated muzzle: thought to be the swiftest hoofed mammal
“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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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sassaby1

1810–20; said to be < Tswana
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sassaby1

C19: from Bantu ٲêêê
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Baasjes know, he can run fast—faster even than the sassaby.

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At length, pushing on ahead, we saw before us a small antelope called a sassaby.

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On, swifter than a sassaby and surer-footed than a fox; now the worst of the road was passed, and a long, smooth slope, almost free from stones, led them to the grassy plain beneath.

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