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post horn

noun

  1. a straight or coiled copper or brass horn with no valves or slide, originally used to announce mail coaches.


post horn

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of post horn1

First recorded in 1665–75
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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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