AboutWorksGlossaryThesaurusStarting PointsWord familiesSubscriptionsLogin | 
New account
horn-beast (n.) Old form(s): horne-beasts
horned animal
AYL III.iii.46[Touchstone to Audrey, of the forest] here we have ... no assembly but horn-beasts [pun on horns, suggesting a cuckold]
SHAKESPEARE'S WORDS © 2022 DAVID CRYSTAL & BEN CRYSTAL