krummhorn
- a variant spelling of crumhorn
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Historical Examples of krummhorn
Cromorne is the German "krummhorn;" there is no English equivalent known.
Krummhorn, krum′horn, n. a medieval clarinet-like instrument: a reed-stop in the organ.
Word Origin and History for krummhorn
also crummhorn, "curved wind instrument," 1864, from German, literally "crooked horn," from krumm "curved, crooked."
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