Definition of "cabree" [ca•brée]

• A pronghorn antelope. (noun)

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• "What Norman had shot, then, was an antelope; and the reason why it is called "cabree" by the voyageurs, and "goat" by the fur-traders, is partly from its colour resembling that of the common goat, but more from the fact, that along the upper part of its neck there is a standing mane, which does in truth give it somewhat the appearance of the"
• "Norman called it "a goat," and stated that this was its name among the fur-traders, while the Canadian voyageurs give it the title of "cabree.""
• "They bring their water for themselves and their horses, in the paunches of the deer and cabree, which are never cleansed more than what is done by constant use."