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  Longhorn

  noun

  Texas longhorn.
• longhorn
  longhorn

  noun

  a long-horned breed of beef cattle, usually red or variegated, formerly common in SW US

Longhorn

American  

[lawng-hawrn, long-] / ˈlɔŋˌhɔrn, ˈlɒŋ- /

noun

1. (lowercase) Texas longhorn.

2. Slang. a Texan.

3. (lowercase) long-horned beetle.

4. one of a nearly extinct English breed of beef cattle having horns that are very long and curve forward dramatically.

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longhorn British  

/ ˈlɒŋˌhɔːn /

noun

1. Also called: Texas longhorn.  a long-horned breed of beef cattle, usually red or variegated, formerly common in SW US

2. a now rare British breed of beef cattle with long curved horns

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Etymology

Origin of Longhorn

First recorded in 1825–35; long ¹ + horn

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