Definition of Texas longhorn

1. Noun. Long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States.

Exact synonyms: Longhorn
Generic synonyms: Beef, Beef Cattle

Lexicographical Neighbors of Texas Longhorn

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Texas heart shot
Texas hold 'em
Texas horned lizard
Texas leaguer
Texas leaguers
Texas longhorn
Texas mickey
Texas millet
Texas purple spike
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Texas snakeroot
Texas snowbell
Texas snowbells
Texas star
Texas storksbill
Texas toad
Texas toast
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Tezcatlipoca
TfL

Literary usage of Texas longhorn

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Putnam's Magazine (1910)
"There, too, was the texas longhorn steer, famous in Texas simile, fixture in Texas history. On my last visit I saw two longhorns in a pasture, ..."

2. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1908)
"They are expected to mature in about four years, and the beef is credited with being fine of grain and of superior flavor. texas longhorn CATTLE. Fig. 394. ..."

3. Adventure Guide to Texas by Kimberly Young (1999)
"A texas longhorn herd, reminiscent of the land's ranching days, is maintained at the ranch. Not many people know about the park yet. ..."

4. The Breeds of Live-stock by Carl Warren Gay (1916)
"texas longhorn. account of its having been the object of Robert Bakewell's practice of his theories of breeding for improvement. ..."

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