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Longhorn

American  
[lawng-hawrn, long-] / ˈlɔŋˌhɔrn, ˈlɒŋ- /

noun

  1. (lowercase) Texas longhorn.

  2. Slang. a Texan.

  3. (lowercase) long-horned beetle.

  4. one of a nearly extinct English breed of beef cattle having horns that are very long and curve forward dramatically.

longhorn British  
/ ˈlɒŋˌhɔːn /

noun

  1. Also called: Texas longhorn.  a long-horned breed of beef cattle, usually red or variegated, formerly common in SW US

  2. a now rare British breed of beef cattle with long curved horns

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Longhorn

First recorded in 1825–35; long 1 + horn

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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