Definition of "shorthorn" []

• Any of a breed of beef or dairy cattle that originated in northern England, having short curved horns or no horns and usually red, white, or roan in color. Also called Durham2. (noun)

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• "The 1913 type had two rectangular tail-planes and better seating arrangements, known affectionately as the "mechanical cow"; the same year came the first "shorthorn," with two tail-planes and a low nacelle."
• "This finally developed into the carefully streamlined "shorthorn" with the raised nacelle and a single tail-plane."
• ""shorthorn," with two tail-planes and a low nacelle."