Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
any of several antelopes of the genus Tragelaphus having striped markings resembling a harness;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Guib \Guib\, n. (Zool.)
A West African antelope (Tragelaphus scriptus), curiously
marked with white stripes and spots on a reddish fawn ground,
and hence called harnessed antelope; -- called also
guiba.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Harness \Har"ness\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Harnessed (-n[e^]st);
p. pr. & vb. n. Harnessing.] [OE. harneisen; cf. F.
harnacher, OF. harneschier.]
1. To dress in armor; to equip with armor for war, as a
horseman; to array.
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Harnessed in rugged steel. --Rowe.
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A gay dagger,
Harnessed well and sharp as point of spear.
--Chaucer.
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2. Fig.: To equip or furnish for defense. --Dr. H. More.
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3. To make ready for draught; to equip with harness, as a
horse. Also used figuratively.
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Harnessed to some regular profession. --J. C.
Shairp.
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Harnessed antelope. (Zool.) See Guib.
Harnessed moth (Zool.), an American bombycid moth (Arctia
phalerata of Harris), having, on the fore wings, stripes
and bands of buff on a black ground.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
harnessed antelope
n 1: any of several antelopes of the genus Tragelaphus having
striped markings resembling a harness