raghorn

raghorn means any male elk (bull) with antlers between one and six points, non-inclusive, on either side. Also called an "intermediate bull" (bulls with two, three, four or five points on either side).

Etymology

From rag + horn, describing the animals as non-prime trophy specimens, i.e. "rags". Another explanation is that it is descriptive of how the new antlers have a velvety covering that sloughs off each year and can hang like rags.

noun

Any male elk (bull) with antlers between one and six points, non-inclusive, on either side. Also called an "intermediate bull" (bulls with two, three, four or five points on either side).

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Words closest in meaning

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elkhorn 61% match — The horn of an elk. vs raghorn →
buckhorn 61% match — A horn of a buck. vs raghorn →
spikehorn 60% match — A deer whose antlers do not branch. vs raghorn →
antlerless 58% match — Without antlers. vs raghorn →
deerhorn 58% match — Antler from a deer. vs raghorn →
staggart 57% match — A four-year-old male deer, identified by having three-pronged antlers. vs raghorn →
antlered 57% match — Having antlers. vs raghorn →
elk 56% match — Any of various large species of deer such as the red deer, moose or wapiti (see usage notes).; Any of the subspecies of the moose (Alces alces, the largest member of the deer family, alternatively named Eurasian elk to avoid confusion with the wapiti), that occurs only in Europe and Asia. vs raghorn →