horsehead

[hawrs-hed]

noun

plural

horseheads ,

plural

horsehead .

1. moonfish.

Word History and Origins

Origin of horsehead¹

First recorded in 1880–85; horse + head

Example Sentences

Striped bass are fair to good on live shad and horsehead jigs.

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Just for that mother’s information, I am 75 and just got my first tattoo of a horsehead on my leg.

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Hybrid striper are good on live shad and horsehead jigs.

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The concert will feature traditional Mongolian folk music with throat singing, horsehead fiddle, harp, piano and guitar.

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A column of riders came wheeling up behind them, led by a lordling with a horsehead on his shield.

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