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horsehead

American  
[hawrs-hed] / ˈhɔrsˌhɛd /

noun

plural

horseheads,

plural

horsehead
  1. moonfish.


Etymology

Origin of horsehead

First recorded in 1880–85; horse + head

Example Sentences

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Just for that mother’s information, I am 75 and just got my first tattoo of a horsehead on my leg.

From Washington Post • Aug. 1, 2017

The concert will feature traditional Mongolian folk music with throat singing, horsehead fiddle, harp, piano and guitar.

From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2015

The gray seals, also called horsehead seals, can grow to more than 10 feet long and inhabit both sides of the North Atlantic Ocean.

From Washington Times • Jul. 20, 2014

The boys just shouted "horsehead" when I passed.

From The Guardian • Aug. 12, 2011

His shield bore a unicorn sigil, and a spiral horn two feet long jutted up from the brow of his horsehead helm.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin