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noun
- An eating utensil crafted from the polished and shaped horn of an animal, such as a cow or sheep, common before the widespread availability of metal cutlery.
- Used in the idiomatic phrase *by the great horn spoon* as a mild, rustic exclamation of surprise, annoyance, or determination, particularly in 19th-century American English.
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He loved to play the "heavy villain" in family melodramas, "dragging one foot behind him, scowling over his shoulder," and barking his favorite ejaculation: "By the great horn spoon!"
From Time Magazine Archive
Fin-Kedinn tossed over a horn spoon, and for a while Torak forgot about everything as he dug in hungrily.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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- rustic implement
- pioneer's tool
- Viking-ware
- frontier flatware
Possible Antonyms
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- steel spoon
- plastic utensil
- disposable spork
- modern cutlery
- bougie flatware
