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leghorn
noun leg·horn \ˈleg-ˌhȯrn; ˈle-ˌgȯrn, -gərn\
Definition of LEGHORN
1
a : a fine plaited straw made from an Italian wheat b : a hat of this straw
2
: any of a Mediterranean breed of small hardy domestic chickens noted for their large production of white eggs
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Origin of LEGHORN
Leghorn, Italy
First Known Use: 1740
Rhymes with LEGHORN
acorn, adorn, airborne, althorn, baseborn, bass horn, bicorne, blackthorn, blue corn, boxthorn, broomcorn, buckthorn, bullhorn, careworn, Christ's-thorn, Dearborn, dehorn, dent corn, earthborn, einkorn, field corn, firethorn, firstborn, flint corn, foghorn, forewarn, forlorn, forworn, freeborn, French horn, green corn, greenhorn, hartshorn, hawthorn, highborn, hulled corn, inborn, inkhorn, krummhorn, longhorn, lovelorn, lowborn, newborn, outworn, pod corn, popcorn, post horn, pronghorn, ramshorn, reborn, saxhorn, seaborne, self-born, shipborne, shoehorn, shopworn, shorthorn, skyborne, soilborne, stillborn, stinkhorn, suborn, sweet corn, tick-borne, timeworn, tinhorn, toilworn, tricorne, trueborn, twice-born, twinborn, unborn, unworn, wayworn, wellborn, well-worn, wind-borne
Leghorn
geographical name Leg·horn \ˈleg-ˌhȯrn\
Definition of LEGHORN
commune & port cen Italy in Tuscany on Tyrrhenian Sea pop 171,346
Variants of LEGHORN
Leg·horn or Italian Li·vor·no \lē-ˈvȯr-(ˌ)nō\
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