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post horn
noun
- a straight or coiled copper or brass horn with no valves or slide, originally used to announce mail coaches.
post horn
noun
- a simple valveless natural horn consisting of a long tube of brass or copper, either straight or coiled; formerly often used to announce the arrival of a mailcoach
Word History and Origins
Origin of post horn1
Example Sentences
The off-stage post horn solo, the moment where the piece turns from nervous energy to meditative exaltation, was spell-binding, right on pitch and clean up to the highest notes.
The clang of a post horn sounded below on the country road, mixing itself strangely with the noisy dance music.
Tantwivy was the sound of the hunting horn in full cry, or that of a post horn.
As it consists of seven notes only, with a very marked measure, and a melody like a simple flourish on a trumpet or post horn, nobody capable of catching a tune can easily miss it.
Over there on the distant country road, the sound of a post horn came through the falling snow.
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