bighorn

[ big-hawrn ]

/ ˈbɪgˌhɔrn /

noun, plural big·horns, (especially collectively) big·horn.

a wild sheep, Ovis canadensis, of the Rocky Mountains, with large, curving horns.

Nearby words

biggity, biggs, biggs, e. power, biggy, bighead, bighorn, bighorn mountains, bight, bigleaf maple, bigly, bigmouth

Origin of bighorn

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85; big¹ + horn

Also called cimarron, Rocky Mountain bighorn, Rocky Mountain sheep.

Definition for bighorn (2 of 3)

Bighorn

[ big-hawrn ]

/ ˈbɪgˌhɔrn /

noun

a river flowing from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in S Montana. 336 miles (540 km) long.

Definition for bighorn (3 of 3)

Bighorn Mountains

plural noun

a mountain range in N Wyoming, part of the Rocky Mountains. Highest peak, Cloud Peak, 13,165 feet (4013 meters).

Also called Big·horns.

Examples from the Web for bighorn

I took the remote control and found a nature channel, where bighorn sheep collided against each other in alpine meadows.
To Shoot or Not to Shoot|Edward Conlon|April 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
At their games of throwing spears and javelins, Bighorn was almost sure to win.
The Later Cave-Men|Katharine Elizabeth Dopp
The Rocky Mountain Park probably excels in the number of bighorn sheep.
Your National Parks|Enos A. Mills
For Bighorn knew better than to make fun of weapons Greybeard used.
The Later Cave-Men|Katharine Elizabeth Dopp

I beleive the bighorn have their young at a very early season, say early in March for they appear now to be half grown.
The Journals of Lewis and Clark|Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Fort Sarpy was on the right bank of the Yellowstone, twenty-five miles above the mouth of the Bighorn.
The Way to the West|Emerson Hough

British Dictionary definitions for bighorn

bighorn

/ (ˈbɪɡˌhɔːn) /

noun plural -horns or -horn

a large wild sheep, Ovis canadensis, inhabiting mountainous regions in North America and NE Asia: family Bovidae, order Artiodactyla . The male has massive curved horns, and the species is well adapted for climbing and leaping

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