Rōē'bŭck, n.

noun

n. [A-S. rāh, rō, Icel. rā, Dan. raa, raabuk, Sw. rå-bok; D. ree, ree-bok, N. H. Ger. reh, rehbock; O. H. Ger. rêch.] A species of deer (Capreolus dorcas: Cervus capreolus of Linnæus), having erect cylindrical branched horns, forked at the summit. This is one of the smallest kind of deer, but of elegant shape and remarkably nimble. It prefers a mountainous country, and congregates in families.

An illustration of a roebuck lying down with its head raised and antlers branching upward. — Roebuck (*Capreolus dorcas*).