roobukke
Middle English
Alternative forms
- roo bukke, roo buk, roo bucke, roobuc, rabuke, robuck
Etymology
From ro (“roe deer”) + bukke.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɔːbuk/
- (Northern ME) IPA(key): /ˈrɑːbuk/
Noun
roobukke (plural roobukkes)
- roebuck
Descendants
- English: roebuck
- Scots: raebuck
References
- “rō-bukke (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-25.