Meanings
sing-sing1
plural sing-sings
- datedA kind of antelope; the kob.
[…] the N'samma Antelope, which appears to be the native name in Uganda for the Kobus sing-sing.
1867, Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, page 71 more example
The negroes believe that its presence has a sanitary effect upon their cattle; and hardly a flock is seen without having one or two sing-sings along with it.
1867, Mayne Reid, Quadrupeds: what they are and where found, page 141
sing-sing2
Origin
- Tok Pisinsingsing
- Englishsing-sing
Borrowed from Tok Pisin singsing.
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