rag horn
n.— «“The first time we saw it we were about 400 or 500 yards away, and we saw it up on this ridge with a bunch of cows. And we said “Oh, he’s just a rag horn’” Ralph said, referring to the term for a bull with small antlers.» —“Family hunting duo pulls off rare feat” by Henry Miller Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon) Dec. 6, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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