reindeer
any of several large deer of the genus Rangifer, of northern and Arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America, both male and female of which have antlers.
Origin of reindeer
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How to use reindeer in a sentence
Not only has he not “done Santa in four years,” but he has sold his reindeer as well.
Kerry Bentivolio: The Congressman Who Believes in Santa Claus | Ben Jacobs | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYes, the future lawmaker built up a full-service Santa business with a sleigh pulled by real reindeer.
Kerry Bentivolio: The Congressman Who Believes in Santa Claus | Ben Jacobs | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe sing “Rudolph the Red-Nosed reindeer” and “Jingle Bells”.
Presumably with caroling, though presumably not with “Grandma Got Run Over by a reindeer.”
Rudolph the Red-Nosed reindeer and Lost in Translation are Twee.
What the Hell Is ‘Twee’? A Genre? A Mindset? An Art Form? | Scott Porch | June 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The reindeer swam through the deep water and waded out to the opposite bank.
The Later Cave-Men | Katharine Elizabeth DoppSoon the ford was filled, and the reindeer began to press up the narrow river valley.
The Later Cave-Men | Katharine Elizabeth DoppThe flat sandy banks on one side of the river were already covered with reindeer.
The Later Cave-Men | Katharine Elizabeth DoppThere they waited to spear the reindeer, while others hid behind rocks near the entrance to drive the reindeer on.
The Later Cave-Men | Katharine Elizabeth DoppWhen Scarface was very old he made a shaft-straightener of a piece of reindeer horn.
The Later Cave-Men | Katharine Elizabeth Dopp
British Dictionary definitions for reindeer
/ (ˈreɪnˌdɪə) /
a large deer, Rangifer tarandus, having large branched antlers in the male and female and inhabiting the arctic regions of Greenland, Europe, and Asia. It also occurs in North America, where it is known as a caribou
Origin of reindeer
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