Roebuck
['rəʊbʌk]
Definition
(n.) A small European and Asiatic deer (Capreolus capraea) having erect, cylindrical, branched antlers, forked at the summit. This, the smallest European deer, is very nimble and graceful. It always prefers a mountainous country, or high grounds.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Roe.
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Examples
- Black suggested Dr. Roebuck, who had opened the well-known Carron Iron Works near Glasgow. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Dr. Roebuck met with reverses and had to end the partnership agreement, and Watt had to borrow money from his old friend Professor Black to secure his patent. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Dr. Roebuck had owed money to a celebrated merchant of Birmingham named Matthew Boulton. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Roebuck agreed to pay Watt’s debts to the sum of a thousand pounds, to provide the money for further experiments, and to obtain a patent for the steam-engine. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Boulton had heard a great deal about Watt’s engine, and now consented to take Roebuck’s interest in Watt’s invention in payment of the debt. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
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