buckhorn

/ ˈbʌkˌhɔːn /

noun

1. 1. horn from a buck, used for knife handles, etc
   2. ( as modifier )

      a buckhorn knife

2. Also calledbuck's horn plantain a Eurasian plant, Plantago coronopus , having leaves resembling a buck's horn: family Plantaginaceae

Example Sentences

Earlier in the week, Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn defended deploying 3,500 law-enforcement officers to secure the city.

From The Daily Beast

“We have contingency plan after contingency plan,” says Buckhorn.

From The Daily Beast

Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn says his city employees are prepared in cases of emergency.

From The Daily Beast

Bill Buckhorn heard him, stopped him, looked him over searchingly.

From Project Gutenberg

Buckhorn struggled to his feet, keeping a suspicious eye on Solomon all the while.

From Project Gutenberg

And deep under the fallen mass, covered by tons and tons of compact debris, was the crushed body of Hiram Buckhorn.

From Project Gutenberg

So we'll have to get a hundred-weight, guaranteed strictly uninhabited, when we team into Buckhorn.

From Project Gutenberg

By eight o'clock we were in the metropolis of Buckhorn and busy gathering up our things there.

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