post horn

noun

1. a straight or coiled copper or brass horn with no valves or slide, originally used to announce mail coaches.

post horn

noun

1. a simple valveless natural horn consisting of a long tube of brass or copper, either straight or coiled; formerly often used to announce the arrival of a mailcoach

Word History and Origins

Origin of post horn¹

First recorded in 1665–75

Example Sentences

So he paid his bill and went, accompanied by the best wishes and blessings of the Post-horn.

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Before the windows of the "Post-horn" another horn now sounded discordantly.

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The post-horn sounded in the empty street; they rolled away—it was at daybreak.

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Be ready to-morrow morning when you hear the post-horn sound.

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It was the post-horn which sounded the note of Felix Kaulmann's departure.

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