Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shorthorn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables: short-horn
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

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).

Etymology

From short + horn.

Inflected Forms

shorthorns (plural)

Phrases

shorthorn sculpin

Frequently Paired Words

longhorn

Synonyms

durham

Questions

What does shorthorn mean?: Describing cattle that have distinctively short horns.
Where does shorthorn come from?: From short + horn.

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