Associations to the word «Hartebeest»

Wiktionary

HARTEBEEST, noun. A type of grassland antelope, Alcelaphus buselaphus, native to parts of Africa

Dictionary definition

HARTEBEEST, noun. A large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve backward.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats