Roebuck — may refer to:* Roe Deer, a type of deerPeople * Alvah C. Roebuck (1864 ndash; 1948), American businessman and co founder of Sears, Roebuck and Company * Henry Disney Roebuck builder of Midford Castle in 1775 * John Roebuck (1718 ndash; 1794),… … Wikipedia
Roebuck — Roebuck, SC U.S. Census Designated Place in South Carolina Population (2000): 1725 Housing Units (2000): 783 Land area (2000): 4.275658 sq. miles (11.073903 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000):… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Roebuck, SC — U.S. Census Designated Place in South Carolina Population (2000): 1725 Housing Units (2000): 783 Land area (2000): 4.275658 sq. miles (11.073903 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.275658 sq. miles … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
roebuck — [rō′buk΄] n. pl. roebucks or roebuck the male of the roe deer … English World dictionary
Roebuck — Roe buck , n. [1st roe + buck.] (Zo[ o]l.) A small European and Asiatic deer ({Capreolus capr[ae]a}) having erect, cylindrical, branched antlers, forked at the summit. This, the smallest European deer, is very nimble and graceful. It always… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Roebuck — (spr. Rohböck), John Arthur, geb. 1801 zu Madras in Ostindien, lebte dann mit seinen Eltern in Canada u. bildete sich seit 1824 in England zum Rechtsgelehrten aus; er machte sich zuerst als Volksredner während der Agitation im Betreff der… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Roebuck — (spr. rōböck), John Arthur, brit. Politiker, geb. 28. Dez. 1802 zu Madras in Ostindien, gest. 30. Nov. 1879, bildete sich seit 1824 in England zum Rechtsgelehrten aus, beteiligte sich an den politischen und sozialen Bewegungen der Zeit und wirkte … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
roebuck — c.1400, from ROE (Cf. roe) (2) + BUCK (Cf. buck) (n.1) … Etymology dictionary
roebuck — ► NOUN ▪ a male roe deer … English terms dictionary
Roebuck — This unusual and interesting name is of Anglo Saxon origin, and has two possible sources. Firstly, it may derive from a nickname for a shy or timid person, from the Olde English pre 7th Century ra and bucc , roe buck. many early English surnames… … Surnames reference
