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equine antelope

Roan \Roan\ (r[=o]n), a. [F. rouan; cf. Sp. roano, ruano, It. rovano, roano.]

  1. Having a bay, chestnut, brown, or black color, with gray or white thickly interspersed; -- said of a horse.

    Give my roan a drench.
    --Shak.

  2. Made of the leather called roan; as, roan binding.

    Roan antelope (Zo["o]l.), a very large South African antelope ( Hippotragus equinus). It has long sharp horns and a stiff bright brown mane. Called also mahnya, equine antelope, and bastard gemsbok.