hunting horn

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.

hunting horn

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hunting horn¹

First recorded in 1685–95

Example Sentences

Long knives were thrust into their belts, and from the neck of one warrior hung a curved hunting horn.

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Above the cry of the pack rose the long, clear notes of a hunting horn.

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

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The many different weapons that are available to players are vastly different—the hunting horn provides support buffs such as increasing defense or reducing stamina use, the dual blades are fast and do a lot of damage, the gunlance charges up unbelievably powerful shots, the list goes on.

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One of his ingeniously deceptive works, “After the Hunt,” invites the viewer to put on the hat and grab the hunting horn off its peg.

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