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

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.

From Slate

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.

From Washington Post

A descendant of the hunting horn, it is capable of producing rousing fanfares as well as musical lines of sublime delicacy, but only in the hands of the most skilled musician.

From Washington Post

He continued: "Hunt saboteurs were present throughout the course of the day, purposefully distracting the hounds by blowing a hunting horn and playing recordings of hounds in action which only serves to confuse the hounds and take them out of the control of their huntsman."

From BBC