一頭

one (large animal), one head (of livestock)

i t̚ t o̞ː → 1頭
一 one; a single unit + 頭 head
noun Rare #43,765
one (large animal), one head (of livestock) A counter used for animals such as horses, cattle, and tigers.
JA: 牧場に馬が一頭います。
EN: There is one horse on the farm.

牛一頭分の力が必要なのは明らかだ

It's obvious that it takes the strength of an entire ox.

— 道 (1954)

「馬が一頭しかいませんでしたし、そもそも乗馬のできない者が大半です。」

There was only one horse, and most of us couldn’t ride in the first place.

動物園から一頭のトラが脱走した。

A tiger escaped from the zoo.

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