hornless

Ha, ha, ha … The reference, here, is to the Black or Aberdeen Angus breed of hornless cattle, which was developed through the first half of the nineteenth century from beasts native to the Scottish highland counties of Aberdeenshire and Angus, and successfuly transplanted thence to the New World.

Angus 2009

Ha, ha, ha … The reference, here, is to the Black or Aberdeen Angus breed of hornless cattle, which was developed through the first half of the nineteenth century from beasts native to the Scottish highland counties of Aberdeenshire and Angus, and successfuly transplanted thence to the New World.

Archive 2009-08-01 2009

Larger than an elk, the cabayo has rounded hooves, a hornless head, and a long-haired tail.

Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011

Larger than an elk, the cabayo has rounded hooves, a hornless head, and a long-haired tail.

Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011

Many cows (female) have horns (depending on the breed – some are bred to be hornless, called “polled”).

What’s the singular form of ‘cattle’? « Motivated Grammar 2010

Almost before Lee knew it, Hector, the third rider, was out, there was a pat on Lee's shoulder, and he was climbing the rails to lower himself onto a saddle bronc, smoothing a new pigskin glove over his right hand and gripping the braided handle of the hornless saddle.

The Body Ricardo 2010

In my imagination, I see him finding her alone in her corral, circling her, Delia lowering her hornless, defenseless head, and Duke snapping at her nose, drawing blood.

The Dirty Life Kristin Kimball 2010

The rest of the herd seemed to take inspiration from Shalkan, for in an instant, every single unicorn, from the flame-red stallion to a pair of leggy hornless foals, was bounding along after Shalkan, as smooth and flowing as a flight of birds.

Tran Siberian Michael J. Solender 2010

Ah yes, they seem to hear a clear mating call, as from a herd of white, hornless soulfully staring cattle!

Archive 2009-06-01 Eric Dickens 2009

Even the lamer efforts here -- a weirdly affectless version of "Norwegian Wood," a hornless, triumphantly bad "Got to Get You Into My Life" -- are stunning in their strange way.

Beatles March On 2008