trek-oxen

Chevril soup (horseflesh) became the greatest luxury, and was not at all bad; while trek-oxen steak might be looked at and smelled, but to eat it was almost impossible.

From Aldershot to Pretoria A Story of Christian Work among Our Troops in South Africa W. E. Sellers

Even on biscuit and trek-oxen we can only live for thirty-two days longer, and nearly all the horses must die.

Ladysmith The Diary of a Siege Henry W. Nevinson 1900

Before long we had captured some eight hundred of the trek-oxen, and many of the horses of the enemy.

Three Years' War Christiaan Rudolf De Wet 1888

Twenty spans of trek-oxen had been sent to graze on the veldt between our outposts and Rifleman's Ridge in charge of Kaffir herd-boys.

Four Months Besieged The Story of Ladysmith 1874

Thus no less than 250 valuable trek-oxen fell into the enemy's hands, and we had the humiliation of looking on helpless while it was being done.

Four Months Besieged The Story of Ladysmith 1874

For one month we existed very comfortably on full rations, but at the end of that time we were put on short rations, made up as follows: -- One pound and a quarter of trek-oxen beef, six ounces of meal, one ounce and a quarter of sugar, third of an ounce of coffee, one sixth of an ounce of tea, one ninth of an ounce of pepper, and a quarter of an ounce of salt.

South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 Louis Creswicke