buckhorn
Britishnoun
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horn from a buck, used for knife handles, etc
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( as modifier )
a buckhorn knife
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Also called: buck's horn plantain. a Eurasian plant, Plantago coronopus , having leaves resembling a buck's horn: family Plantaginaceae
Example Sentences
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Consider the common lawn weed Plantago lanceolata, otherwise known as ribwort or buckhorn plantain, which has the longest dormancy in the United States, according to the report.
From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2024
Pentire also makes botanical, non-alcoholic spirits which don‘t fall into traditional booze categories. Their Seaward boasts “bright, zesty and verdant” flavors, with ingredients like sea rosemary, woodruff, sea buckhorn and pink grapefruit.
From Washington Times • Jun. 28, 2023
It had a buckhorn handle, and its solitary blade, besides being broken at the point, was affected with rust and tobacco in about equal proportions.
From The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
This arm was fitted with buckhorn sights of the old mountain type.
From The Rules of the Game by White, Stewart Edward
A new clasp-knife with a buckhorn handle lay with the loaf in the bread-tray.
From The Queen of Hearts by Collins, Wilkie
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