shorthorn

S1H4O1R1T1H4O1R1N1

adjective

Describing cattle that have distinctively short horns.

Similar
Durham
UncommonScrabble 15
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectiveshorthorn (not comparable)
  1. not comparableDescribing cattle that have distinctively short horns.
nounshorthorn (plural shorthorns)

plural shorthorns

  1. One of a breed of cattle, originating in England, with distinctively short horns (in contrast to longhorn cattle).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEnglish breed of short-horned cattle

Similar
Durham
Broader
beefbeef cattle
Also see
durham

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From short + horn.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

shorthorn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shorthorn

MLA

“shorthorn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shorthorn. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shorthorn,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shorthorn.

Source: shorthorn on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.