English Explanatory Dictionary

shorthorn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Describing cattle that have distinctively short horns.

noun

One of a breed of cattle, originating in England, with distinctively short horns (in contrast to longhorn cattle).

Word forms

shorthorn shorthorns

Etymology

From short + horn.

Related words

longhorn

Derived words

shorthorn sculpin

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