Meanings
roebuck1
Roebuck2
proper nounRoebuck (countable and uncountable, plural Roebucks)
plural Roebucks
- countableuncountableA surname.
- countableuncountableA census-designated place in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States.
Origin
- Middle Englishroobukke
- Englishroebuck
From Middle English roobukke; equivalent to roe + buck (“male deer”). Doublet of rhebok.
More words from Middle English
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Arabic يَحْمُور
- يَحْمُور (yaḥmūr)male roe deer
Bulgarian сръндак
- сръндак (srăndak)male roe deer
Czech srnec
- srnecmale roe deer
Dutch reebok
- reebokmale roe deer
Finnish metsäkaurisuros
- metsäkaurisurosmale roe deer
French cerf (du chevreuil)
- cerf (du chevreuil)male roe deer
German Rehbock
- Rehbockmale roe deer
Hungarian őzbak
- őzbakmale roe deer
Irish ruaphoc
- ruaphocmale roe deer
Italian capriolo
- capriolomale roe deer
Latin capreolus
- capreolusmale roe deer
Māori ropaka
- ropakamale roe deer
Polish kozioł, rogacz
- koziołmale roe deer
- rogaczmale roe deer
Portuguese corço
- corçomale roe deer
Romanian căprior
- căpriormale roe deer
Russian саме́ц косу́ли
- саме́ц косу́ли (saméc kosúli)male roe deer
Spanish ciervo (del corzo)
- ciervo (del corzo)male roe deer
Swedish råbock
- råbockmale roe deer
Welsh caeriwrch
- caeriwrchmale roe deer
Cite this entry
APA
roebuck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roebuck
MLA
“roebuck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roebuck. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roebuck,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roebuck.
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