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  • 11horn´-mad´ness — horn mad «HRN MAD», adjective. Archaic. 1. enraged enough to gore, as a bull: »Sure, my master is horn mad (Shakespeare). 2. raging mad; furious. –horn´ mad´ness, noun …

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  • 12Bull Point Lighthouse — is a lighthouse found about one mile north of the village of Mortehoe, Devon, England. The original lighthouse was constructed in 1879 after a group of local clergy, ship owners, merchants and landowners appealed to Trinity House for one. [ [http …

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  • 13show the bull-horn — declare an objection, express opposition …

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  • 14horn — [[t]hɔ͟ː(r)n[/t]] horns 1) N COUNT: oft supp N On a vehicle such as a car, the horn is the device that makes a loud noise as a signal or warning. He sounded the car horn. 2) N COUNT: usu pl The horns of an animal such as a cow or deer are the… …

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  • 15horn — 1 noun 1 OF AN ANIMAL (C) one of the pair of hard pointed parts that grow on the heads of cows, goats, and other animals 2 SUBSTANCE (U) a) the substance that animals horns are made of: a knife with a horn handle b) (C) a part of an animal s head …

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  • 16horn — noun 1 part of an animal ADJECTIVE ▪ buffalo, bull s, cow s, rhino, etc. ▪ ornaments made of rhino horn ▪ curled, curved …

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  • 17bull seg — Stag Stag (st[a^]g), n. [Icel. steggr the male of several animals; or a doubtful AS. stagga. Cf. {Steg}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The adult male of the red deer ({Cervus elaphus}), a large European species closely related to the American elk, or wapiti …

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  • 18bull stag — Stag Stag (st[a^]g), n. [Icel. steggr the male of several animals; or a doubtful AS. stagga. Cf. {Steg}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The adult male of the red deer ({Cervus elaphus}), a large European species closely related to the American elk, or wapiti …

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  • 19horn — n. 1) to blow, sound a horn 2) (misc.) on the horns of a dilemma ( in a dilemma ); to lock horns with ( to come into conflict with ); to take the bull by the horns ( to confront a problem boldly ); (AE) to blow/ toot one s own horn ( to boast ) * …

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  • 20bull — bull1 [bul] n ↑hoof, ↑horn ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(male cow)¦ 2¦(male animal)¦ 3 take the bull by the horns 4¦(nonsense)¦ 5 like a bull in a china shop 6 like a bull at a gate 7¦(religion)¦ 8¦(centre)¦ 9¦(busine …

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