Word of the Day: Reindeer

reindeer rein-deer / rān-dîr   noun 1. a large deer, Rangifer tarandus, which inhabits the arctic regions, both male and females have large branched antlers; a subspecies native to North America is known as caribou The reindeer before the sledge were in a hurry to be off, and tinkled their silver bells right merrily. From “The Book of Stories for the Storyteller” by Fanny E. Coe, ? – ?