long horn
a moist Cheddar of cylindrical shape, weighing about 12 pounds (5.4 kilograms).
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How to use long horn in a sentence
Being a Longhorn meant everything to him, and he truly embodied all that it means to be one.
Police say Texas’s Jake Ehlinger, brother of former QB Sam Ehlinger, found dead in Austin | Des Bieler | May 7, 2021 | Washington PostVershinina questions whether a horse’s body could support a long horn.
He wanted a new loading-rod for his rifle; and he had gazed covetously at the kobaoba's long horn.
Popular Adventure Tales | Mayne ReidHe then ran out of the lake, and charged about in search of the rhinoceros; but long-horn was no longer to be found!
Popular Adventure Tales | Mayne ReidCraig remembered reading of the stampede of the long-horn cattle in the early days of the American west.
The Lost Warship | Robert Moore Williams
Oh, yes; the fancy guys would run up against a long horn every time they made a break.
Sixes and Sevens | O. HenryIt has a long horn on its forehead, and lets it hang when alone, but erects it immediately on seeing an enemy.
Mythical Monsters | Charles Gould
British Dictionary definitions for longhorn
/ (ˈlɒŋˌhɔːn) /
Also called: Texas longhorn a long-horned breed of beef cattle, usually red or variegated, formerly common in SW US
a now rare British breed of beef cattle with long curved horns
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