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kob

 (kŏb, kōb)
n.
An orange-brown African antelope (Kobus kob) whose habitat extends from Senegal eastward to Ethiopia, having lyre-shaped horns in the male.

[Wolof.]
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kob

(kɒb)
n
(Animals) any of several species of African antelope, esp Kobus kob: similar to waterbucks
[C20: from a Niger-Congo language; compare Wolof koba, Fulani kōba]
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Noun1.kob - an orange-brown antelope of southeast Africakob - an orange-brown antelope of southeast Africa
waterbuck - any of several large African antelopes of the genus Kobus having curved ridged horns and frequenting e.g. swamps and rivers
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He added that another section of the ring road, which is still in planning, will link Kob Srov Road, National Road 5, Win-Win Street and National Road 6.
The production opened in late September, and marked Carsen s first time working with KOB, an opportunity long in the making.
After many years of writing music behind closed doors, I by a chance meeting met my now drummer and manager Kob where we really hit it off and decided to work together on turning my music into a band.
Albuquerque Police Department Public Information Officer Simon Drobik told KOB.com, "The guy pulled a knife on him and took a swipe at his face [and] that homeowner decided to defend himself." Drobik added, "We don't advocate shooting anybody, of course....
"We took this to our police department," said Superintendent Raquel Reedy, according to KOB. "They came and investigated and are really looking very carefully at whether we should file charges for hate crimes.
BOXING By MARK STANIFORTH NICOLA ADAMS became the first British boxer to win two Olympic medals in 56 years when she beat Tetyana Kob to advance to the semi-finals of the women's flyweight division in Rio.
Adams, who was handed a bye in the first round, admitted she was suffering from ring rust as she achieved a unanimous points win over Ukraine's Tetyana Kob.
NICOLA ADAMS will be the first British boxer to lift two Olympic medals in 56 years after a KO win over Ukrainian Tetyana Kob in the flyweight last eight.
The ground surveys had proved that wildlife such as the white-eared kob, a type of antelope, remained in substantial numbers.
Her appointment is effective immediately and she will report to Randall Kob, managing director and head of the Energy Finance Group.
The unmanned QF-4 Drone crashed Friday morning at White Sands National Monument near Holloman Air Force Base in West New Mexico, local media KOB quoted base officials as saying, Xinhua reported.