horsehead

[ hawrs-hed ]
/ ˈhɔrsˌhɛd /

noun, plural horse·heads, (especially collectively) horse·head.

moonfish(def 1).

Origin of horsehead

First recorded in 1880–85; horse + head

Words nearby horsehead

horsehair, horsehair fungus, horsehair toadstool, horsehair worm, horsehair-blight fungus, horsehead, horsehead nebula, horsehide, horselaugh, horseleech, horseless carriage

Example sentences from the Web for horsehead

  • It was a medium ship of five thousand tons burden, designed for service in the Horsehead Nebula region.

    The Pirates of Ersatz |Murray Leinster

  • He has a friendly laugh and wears a gold pendant with a red stone on his thick gold chain; there is a horsehead on his cane.

    Heidi |Johanna Spyri

  • He stayed with me while I was crazy and got me safe to Horsehead.

    Laramie Holds the Range |Frank H. Spearman

  • I was thinking of the time me and George put sheep-dip in Horsehead Johnson's whisky.

    Heart of the West |O. Henry