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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Guib \Guib\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A West African antelope ({Tragelaphus scriptus), curiously
marked with white stripes and spots on a reddish fawn ground,
and hence called harnessed antelope; -- called also
guiba.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Harness \Har"ness\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Harnessed (-n[e^]st);
p. pr. & vb. n. Harnessing.] [OE. harneisen; cf. F.
harnacher, OF. harneschier.]
1. To dress in armor; to equip with armor for war, as a
horseman; to array.
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Harnessed in rugged steel. --Rowe.
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A gay dagger,
Harnessed well and sharp as point of spear.
--Chaucer.
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2. Fig.: To equip or furnish for defense. --Dr. H. More.
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3. To make ready for draught; to equip with harness, as a
horse. Also used figuratively.
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Harnessed to some regular profession. --J. C.
Shairp.
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Harnessed antelope. (Zo["o]l.) See Guib.
Harnessed moth (Zo["o]l.), an American bombycid moth
({Arctia phalerata of Harris), having, on the fore wings,
stripes and bands of buff on a black ground.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Guib \Guib\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A West African antelope ({Tragelaphus scriptus), curiously
marked with white stripes and spots on a reddish fawn ground,
and hence called harnessed antelope; -- called also
guiba.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Harness \Har"ness\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Harnessed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Harnessing.] [OE. harneisen; cf. F. harnacher, OF.
harneschier.]
1. To dress in armor; to equip with armor for war, as a
horseman; to array.
Harnessed in rugged steel. --Rowe.
A gay dagger, Harnessed well and sharp as point of
spear. --Chaucer.
2. Fig.: To equip or furnish for defense. --Dr. H. More.
3. To make ready for draught; to equip with harness, as a
horse. Also used figuratively.
Harnessed to some regular profession. --J. C.
Shairp.
Harnessed antelope. (Zo["o]l.) See Guib.
Harnessed moth (Zo["o]l.), an American bombycid moth
({Arctia phalerata of Harris), having, on the fore wings,
stripes and bands of buff on a black ground.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
harnessed antelope
n : any of several antelopes of the genus Tragelaphus having
striped markings resembling a harness
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
harnessed antelope
n.
Any antelope of the genus ''Tragelaphus'', especially the bushbuck.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
harnessed antelope
n.
Any antelope of the genus ''Tragelaphus'', especially the bushbuck.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
harnessed antelope
n.
Any antelope of the genus ''Tragelaphus'', especially the bushbuck.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
harnessed antelope
n.
Any antelope of the genus ''Tragelaphus'', especially the bushbuck.
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