hunting horn

American  

noun

Music.

1. 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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hunting horn British  

noun

1. a long straight metal tube with a flared end and a cylindrical bore, used in giving signals in hunting See horn

2. an obsolete brass instrument from which the modern French horn was developed

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Etymology

Origin of hunting horn

First recorded in 1685–95

Example Sentences

Sky Wahl, who plays Snout, tantalizes the air with chimes, cymbals, Tibetan tingsha bells and a hunting horn, among other instruments.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2021

In “The Boar Hunt,” hanging just to the right, a ruddy-faced man blows a hunting horn, which is just barely audible over the tumult of dogs baying and biting the bristling, red-eyed beast.

From Washington Post • Apr. 9, 2019

Mr. Tabachka uses a small hunting horn, vocal commands and a whip to encourage or correct the hounds.

From Washington Times • Dec. 8, 2018

An “oliphant” in the British Museum is a hunting horn covered with African scenes that reveals a cultural dialogue between the Arab world, sub-Saharan Africa and the kingdom of Portugal in the 16th century.

From The Guardian • Feb. 16, 2017

Far away and behind them, the call of a hunting horn echoed against the mountains.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin