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

Over his green doublet he wore a sad-coloured nightgown, out of the pocket of which peeped his hunting-horn.

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The former has a hunting horn suspended from his shoulder by a chain, and in his hand a small wooden crucifix.

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The old-fashioned hunting horn, from which the modern orchestral horn is descended, was very simple indeed.

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Here I heard the melodious notes of Teague's hunting horn, and following that, the full chorus of the hounds.

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I put up at the “Hunting-horn,” a fine hotel, but ridiculously expensive.

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