kob.
An African antelope closely related to the lechwe and the waterbuck, Kobus kob.
Meaning & usage
An African antelope closely related to the lechwe and the waterbuck, Kobus kob.
Where this word comes from
Probably from Kanuri kob (“antelope”) or another related Central Sudanic form.
Any of several large game fish of the family Sciaenidae, especially the kabeljou (dusky kob or great kob or perhaps the smaller squaretail kob.
Where this word comes from
From Afrikaans kob, from Dutch kobbe (“fish, goby, lumpfish”).
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