Texas longhorn

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noun

one of a breed of long-horned beef cattle of the southwestern U.S., developed from cattle introduced into North America from Spain and valued for disease resistance, fecundity, and a historical association with the old West: now rare.

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Origin of Texas longhorn

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

Words nearby Texas longhorn

Texas hat trick, Texas hedge, Texas hold 'em, Texas Independence Day, Texas leaguer, Texas longhorn, Texas Ranger, Texas Rangers, Texas Revolution, Texas sage, Texas tower

How to use Texas longhorn in a sentence

This is not making the 228,000 residents of Irving, Texas feel very relaxed.
26 Earthquakes Later, Fracking’s Smoking Gun Is in Texas|James Joiner|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The energy economy has always been a fixture of Texas life, and that has not changed.
Will Texas Stay Texan?|David Fontana|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This “Sixth Migration” of massive human migration to Texas is the larger story of the book, and it is a significant story.
Will Texas Stay Texan?|David Fontana|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Texas has also started to become an engine of economic growth.
Will Texas Stay Texan?|David Fontana|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Even the legendary 1980s televisions show Dallas is back on the air, selling its twenty-first century brand of Texas bravado.
Will Texas Stay Texan?|David Fontana|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ten thousand of the best troops in Mexico entered Texas and were shortly to be followed by ten thousand more.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
From Canada on the north, to Texas on the south, the hot winds had laid the land seemingly bare.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
But here at Fort Walsh we're among a class of people that are a heap different from Texas cow-punchers.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
It was a brilliant blue job with red wheels, and it carried a Texas license.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Tyler approved the annexation of Texas to the Union near the end of his Presidential administration.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey