n. Any of a breed of tall red cattle that were originally developed in South Africa, are well adapted to heat, and have a humped back and large spreading horns. [Obsolete Afrikaans, an African, from Afrikaan (on the model of Hollander, Hollander); see AFRIKANER.] |
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