Longhorn
noun
Longhorn
American
[lawng-hawrn, long-]
/ ˈlɔŋˌhɔrn, ˈlɒŋ- /
noun
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(lowercase) Texas longhorn.
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Slang. a Texan.
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(lowercase) long-horned beetle.
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one of a nearly extinct English breed of beef cattle having horns that are very long and curve forward dramatically.
longhorn
British
/ ˈlɒŋˌhɔːn /
noun
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Also called: Texas longhorn. a long-horned breed of beef cattle, usually red or variegated, formerly common in SW US
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a now rare British breed of beef cattle with long curved horns
Etymology
Origin of Longhorn
Example Sentences
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That’s when Longhorn defensive back Graceson Littleton made the interception, the clock ran out, the cannon boomed, and the stadium went wild.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Powell, a steadfast Texas Longhorn fan, teased him: “The fact that Alabama beat you guys at home before Texas could beat you guys at home just really bummed me out.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025
Ms Longhorn decided to have one inquest covering all of the deaths.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2024
At Texas, the collective has paid $14 million to Longhorn athletes since 2021, according to statistics kept by the school.
From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2023
I raced after them but cut off at Allen’s, past the Longhorn Saloon, cut past Rosie’s and to the bridge.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
Applicants wore suits, dresses, jeans, cowboy hats and boots, longhorn belt buckles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2025
Oliver Reyes jumped into a frozen pond at his family's farm in Philadelphia, Tennessee, when he noticed a longhorn calf named Wynonna had fallen through the ice.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2024
The park’s ultimate decision also will affect nine longhorn cattle in the park’s North Unit.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
“I’m 60, so I can go sit at the ranch and knit, or I can just go for it,” said Ms. Turner, who owns a longhorn cattle ranch near Dallas.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
And while it is true that many families are descended from contract colonists not unlike the present-day braceros, all hold to the dream of the longhorn steer and the unfenced horizon.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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