Rhino
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹaɪ.nəʊ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Rhino is a noun meaning (colloquial) A rhinoceros.
Meaning
(colloquial) A rhinoceros.
More Meanings
- (slang, now rare) Money.
Example Sentences
‘We were getting a grand shot of a charging rhino when the cameraman got scared and bolted. The fathead!’
—Here you are, says Alf, chucking out the rhino. Talking about hanging, I'll show you something you never saw
There I fell in with Betsy, and as she proved a regular out and outer, I spliced her, and a famous wedding we had of it, as long as the rhino lasted.
This cutting from an East African newspaper caught our eye last month: "The up mail train from Mombasa was held up for an hour at Kibwezi by an angry rhino on Monday night."
Word Forms
- rhinos
Synonyms for rhino
Depending on context, synonyms include rhinoceros.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rhinoceros, laryngology, reno, rowdy, rhodo, roller.
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