horsehead

[ hawrs-hed ]

noun,plural horse·heads, (especially collectively) horse·head.

Origin of horsehead

First recorded in 1880–85; horse + head

It was a medium ship of five thousand tons burden, designed for service in the horsehead Nebula region.
The Pirates of Ersatz | Murray Leinster
I was thinking of the time me and George put sheep-dip in horsehead Johnson's whisky.
Heart of the West | O. Henry
He has a friendly laugh and wears a gold pendant with a red stone on his thick gold chain; there is a horsehead on his cane.
Heidi | Johanna Spyri
He stayed with me while I was crazy and got me safe to horsehead.
Laramie Holds the Range | Frank H. Spearman

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