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horsehead

horse·head
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hawrs-hed]
    • /ˈhɔrsˌhɛd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hawrs-hed]
    • /ˈhɔrsˌhɛd/

Definitions of horsehead word

  • noun plural horsehead moonfish (def 1). 1
  • noun horsehead A pump for pumping oil from an oil well. 1
  • noun horsehead A steel girder supporting the roof of a mine tunnel. 0

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Origin of horsehead

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85; horse + head

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Horsehead

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

horsehead popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

horsehead usage trend in Literature

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