Crazy Horse

American  

noun

1. Tashunca-Uitco, c1849–77, leader of the Oglala Sioux tribe: defeated General George Custer at battle of Little Bighorn.

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Crazy Horse British  

noun

1. Indian name Ta-Sunko-Witko . ?1849–77, Sioux Indian chief, remembered for his attempts to resist White settlement in Sioux territory

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Crazy Horse Cultural  

1. A Sioux chief of the nineteenth century. Crazy Horse was one of the leaders of the Native American forces at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876. (See Custer's last stand.)

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Example Sentences

In spring 1877, Crazy Horse capitulated; Sitting Bull led his followers into Canadian exile, where they would remain for four years until hunger drove them back across the border.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

But when a planned world tour this year with Crazy Horse was canceled because of an unspecified illness within the band, Young was sidelined once again.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2024

The accounts of the other three Blackpink members who did not perform at Crazy Horse - Jisoo, Jennie and Rosé - are still accessible online.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2023

His son, Ohiyesá Locke, said the cause was an asthma attack he suffered after performing at the Crazy Horse Memorial nearby.

From New York Times • Oct. 9, 2022

Crazy Horse finished with his horse’s front hooves and next took up the back feet.

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III