hunting horn
the earliest form of the modern horn, consisting of a conical tube coiled in a circle for carrying over the shoulder, and having a flaring bell and a trumpetlike mouthpiece.
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How to use hunting horn in a sentence
Over his green doublet he wore a sad-coloured nightgown, out of the pocket of which peeped his hunting-horn.
The Fortunes of Nigel | Sir Walter ScottThe former has a hunting horn suspended from his shoulder by a chain, and in his hand a small wooden crucifix.
The Saxons | Edwin Davies SchoonmakerThe old-fashioned hunting horn, from which the modern orchestral horn is descended, was very simple indeed.
Bizarre | Lawton MackallHere I heard the melodious notes of Teague's hunting horn, and following that, the full chorus of the hounds.
Tales of lonely trails | Zane GreyI put up at the “Hunting-horn,” a fine hotel, but ridiculously expensive.
A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy | Ida Pfeiffer
British Dictionary definitions for hunting horn
a long straight metal tube with a flared end and a cylindrical bore, used in giving signals in hunting: See horn (def. 9)
an obsolete brass instrument from which the modern French horn was developed
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