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

Now Penelope understood: The call came from Lord Fredrick’s hunting horn, and its hooting, leaping cry was the sound that signaled the start of the hunt.

From Literature

The hunting horn was slung at his hip.

From Literature

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

From Literature

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

From Literature

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