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coach horn

noun

Etymology

From coach + horn.

  1. inherited from *hurną✻
  2. inherited from *horn✻
  3. inherited from horn
  4. inherited from horn, horne
  5. compounded as coach horn — “coach + horn”

Definitions

  1. A long, straight, valveless instrument, traditionally made of copper, originally used as…

    A long, straight, valveless instrument, traditionally made of copper, originally used as a signal horn on fast coaches.

    • The coach horn, sometimes referred to as a "yard-of-tin," could reach almost five feet in length.

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