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Definition of Elands
1. eland [n] - See also: eland
Lexicographical Neighbors of Elands
Literary usage of Elands
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Life-histories of African Game Animals by Theodore Roosevelt, Edmund Heller (1914)
"... bongos, and elands. They are best defined by their spirally twisted horns,
... bushbuck to the immense bulk of the elands, the largest of all antelope. ..."
2. How We Kept the Flag Flying: The Story of the Siege of Ladysmith by Donald MacDonald (1900)
"As this book is chiefly the story of a siege, I shall dwell but lightly upon a
few incidents of the second fight at elands Laagte, for the battle has been ..."
3. Ballads of the War by Hardwicke Drummond Rawnsley (1901)
"The Wounded Piper of elands- Laagte October 21, 1899 You know the way the Gordons
fought at elands- laagte Hill, How they charged the blazing kopje, ..."
4. Sporting Scenes Amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa by Alfred Wilks Drayson (1858)
"AT the cold season of the year the Dutchmen are in the habit of making excursions
into the uninhabited plains in search of the large herds of elands and ..."
5. Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa: Including a Sketch of by David Livingstone (1858)
"The River and Vicinity.— Hippopotamus-hunters.—No healthy Location.—Determine to
go to Loanda.— Buffaloes, elands, and Lions'abovc ..."
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