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Longhorn

[ lawng-hawrn, long- ]

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noun

(lowercase) Texas longhorn.
Slang. a Texan.
(lowercase) long-horned beetle.
one of a nearly extinct English breed of beef cattle having horns that are very long and curve forward dramatically.

longhorn

/ ˈlɒŋˌhɔːn /

Also calledTexas longhorn a long-horned breed of beef cattle, usually red or variegated, formerly common in SW US
a now rare British breed of beef cattle with long curved horns

First recorded in 1825–35; long ¹ + horn

The Texas Longhorn football team will finish in the top five nationally.

Willie Morris was a hero to our small band of Longhorn liberals in the Age of Reagan.

The Longhorn or “Dishley” breed of cattle is one of the most interesting historically.

Longhorn versus thoroughbred, and Daddy indulges and encourages him in the plan.

There was not a longhorn among them; there has not been a longhorn on the range for many years.

The new longhorn, however good for the grazier, was not a good milker.

Peets gives this saddle-tinted longhorn a four-bit piece, an' he tells this yarn.

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[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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