horsehead
Americannoun
plural
horseheads,plural
horseheadEtymology
Origin of horsehead
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
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