"horn-bearing" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more horn-bearing [comparative], most horn-bearing [superlative]
Etymology: From horn + bearing. Compare Old English hornbǣre (“horn-bearing”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|horn|bearing}} horn + bearing, {{cog|ang|hornbǣre||horn-bearing}} Old English hornbǣre (“horn-bearing”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} horn-bearing (comparative more horn-bearing, superlative most horn-bearing)
  1. Having or equipped with horns; horned Synonyms: hornbearing
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