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horsehead

American  
[hawrs-hed] / ˈhɔrsˌhɛd /

noun

  • horseheads,
    plural
  • horsehead
    plural
  1. moonfish.


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Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of horsehead

First recorded in 1880–85; horse + head


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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.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 1, 2017

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

From New York Times ● Dec. 18, 2015

The gray seals, also called horsehead seals, can grow to more than 10 feet long and inhabit both sides of the North Atlantic Ocean.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 20, 2014

The boys just shouted "horsehead" when I passed.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 12, 2011

Lady Dustin sat with him, pale-faced and severe; an iron horsehead brooch clasped Roger Ryswell’s cloak; Aenys Frey stood near the fire, pinched cheeks flushed with cold.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Four horseheads proclaimed the four Ryswells of the Rills— one grey, one black, one gold, one brown.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

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