horsehead

[ hawrs-hed ]

noun

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

1. moonfish ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of horsehead¹

First recorded in 1880–85; horse + head

Example Sentences

It was a medium ship of five thousand tons burden, designed for service in the Horsehead Nebula region.

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I was thinking of the time me and George put sheep-dip in Horsehead Johnson's whisky.

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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.

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He stayed with me while I was crazy and got me safe to Horsehead.

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