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    ‖Springbok (-bŏkˌ), Springbuck (-bŭkˌ),  n. [D. springbok; springen to spring, leap + bok a he-goat, buck.] (Zool.) A South African gazelle (Gazella euchore) noted for its graceful form and swiftness, and for its peculiar habit of springing lightly and suddenly into the air.  It has a white dorsal stripe, expanding into a broad patch of white on the rump and tail.  Called also springer. [Written also springboc, and springbock.]
   
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   Springer (sprĭngˈẽr), n.
   1. One who, or that which, springs; specifically, one who rouses game.
   
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   2. A young plant. [Obs.]  Evelyn.
   
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   3. (Arch.) (a) The impost, or point at which an arch rests upon its support, and from which it seems to spring. Hence: (b) The bottom stone of an arch, which lies on the impost. The skew back is one form of springer. (c) The rib of a groined vault, as being the solid abutment for each section of vaulting.
   
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   4. (Zool.) The grampus.
   
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   5. (Zool.) A variety of the field spaniel. See Spaniel.
   
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   6. (Zool.) A species of antelope; the springbok.
   
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