buckhorn

British  

/ ˈbʌkˌhɔːn /

noun

1. 1. horn from a buck, used for knife handles, etc

   2. ( as modifier )

      a buckhorn knife

2. Also called: buck's horn plantain.  a Eurasian plant, Plantago coronopus , having leaves resembling a buck's horn: family Plantaginaceae

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Example Sentences

Consider the common lawn weed Plantago lanceolata, otherwise known as ribwort or buckhorn plantain, which has the longest dormancy in the United States, according to the report.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2024

Pentire also makes botanical, non-alcoholic spirits which don‘t fall into traditional booze categories. Their Seaward boasts “bright, zesty and verdant” flavors, with ingredients like sea rosemary, woodruff, sea buckhorn and pink grapefruit.

From Washington Times • Jun. 28, 2023

He made no farther attempt at appeasing the irate adventurer; but stepping hastily out of the room, soon returned, carrying the crape and horsewhip—the latter a true hound-scorer with buckhorn handle.

From The Child Wife by Reid, Mayne

This arm was fitted with buckhorn sights of the old mountain type.

From The Rules of the Game by White, Stewart Edward

In response the old man with grotesque solemnity drew his buckhorn handled knife, licked its blade and returned it to its sheath,—a bit of pantomime well understood and keenly enjoyed by the onlooking creoles.

From Alice of Old Vincennes by Thompson, Maurice