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

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 • Jan. 17, 2020

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

The hunting horn was slung at his hip.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood