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- male Roe DeerRoe DeerThe European Roe Deer , also known as the Western Roe Deer, chevreuil or just Roe Deer, is a Eurasian species of deer. It is relatively small, reddish and grey-brown, and well-adapted to cold environments. Roe Deer are widespread in Western Europe, from the Mediterranean to Scandinavia, and from...
, a type of deer
People
- Alvah C. RoebuckAlvah C. RoebuckAlvah Curtis Roebuck was a manager, businessman, and the founder of Sears, Roebuck and Company with his partner Richard Warren Sears.-Biography:...
(1864 – 1948), American businessman and co-founder of Sears, Roebuck and CompanySears, Roebuck and CompanySears, officially named Sears, Roebuck and Co., is an American chain of department stores which was founded by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck in the late 19th century... - Henry Disney Roebuck, builder of Midford Castle in 1775
- John RoebuckJohn RoebuckThis article is about the English inventor. For the 19th century British politician, see John Arthur Roebuck.John Roebuck FRS was an English inventor who played an important role in the Industrial Revolution and who is known for developing the industrial-scale manufacture of sulfuric acid.-Life...
(1718 – 1794), English inventor - John Arthur RoebuckJohn Arthur RoebuckJohn Arthur Roebuck , British politician, was born at Madras, in India.After the death of his father, a civil servant, his mother's second marriage transferred him to Canada, where he was chiefly brought-up. He came to England in 1824, was called to the bar John Arthur Roebuck (28 December 1802...
(1802 – 1879), British parliamentarian - Peter RoebuckPeter RoebuckPeter Michael Roebuck was an English cricketer who achieved later renown as an Australian newspaper columnist and radio commentator. A consistent county performer with over 25,000 runs, and "one of the better English openers of the 1980s", Roebuck captained the English county side Somerset...
(1956-2011), English-Australian cricketer and journalist
Places
- RoebuckRoebuck, South CarolinaRoebuck is a census-designated place in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,200 at the 2010 census.-History:Roebuck is home to the Walnut Grove Plantation, a preserved 18th-century farmhouse and tourist attraction...
, South Carolina, USA - Roebuck BayRoebuck BayRoebuck Bay is a bay on the coast of the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Its entrance is bounded in the north by the town of Broome, and in the south by Bush Point and Sandy Point. It is named after HMS Roebuck, the ship captained by William Dampier when he explored the coast of...
, Western Australia - Roebuck Castle, home of the in the School of Law at University College DublinUniversity College DublinUniversity College Dublin ) - formally known as University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin is the Republic of Ireland's largest, and Ireland's second largest, university, with over 1,300 faculty and 17,000 students...
, Ireland - Roebuck, a townland in south county Dublin
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- HMS RoebuckHMS RoebuckFourteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Roebuck after a small deer native to the British Isles. was a flyboat purchased in 1585. was a 10-gun vessel launched in 1636 and sunk in 1641 as a result of a collision. was a 14-gun ship captured in 1646 and commissioned into the Royalist Navy...
, the name of 14 ships of the Royal Navy