Hunting-horn

  • 31horn — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German horn, Latin cornu, Greek keras Date: before 12th century 1. a. one of the usually paired bony processes that arise from the head of many ungulates and that are found in… …

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  • 32horn — [[t]hɔ͟ː(r)n[/t]] horns 1) N COUNT: oft supp N On a vehicle such as a car, the horn is the device that makes a loud noise as a signal or warning. He sounded the car horn. 2) N COUNT: usu pl The horns of an animal such as a cow or deer are the… …

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  • 33horn — Synonyms and related words: Klaxon, Mayday, SOS, acoustical network, aerophone, air raid alarm, alarm, alarm bell, alarm clock, alarm signal, alarum, alert, all clear, alpenhorn, alphorn, althorn, alto horn, ballad horn, baritone, bass horn,… …

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  • 34horn — 1. noun /hɔːn,hɔɹn/ a) A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals. an umbrella with a handle made of horn b) The hard substance from which animals horns are made, sometimes used by man as a material for… …

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  • 35Happy hunting grounds — Hunting Hunt ing, n. The pursuit of game or of wild animals. A. Smith. [1913 Webster] {Happy hunting grounds}, the region to which, according to the belief of American Indians, the souls of warriors and hunters pass after death, to be happy in… …

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  • 36Horn (anatomy) — A horn is a pointed projection of the skin on the head of various mammals, consisting of a covering of horn (keratin and other proteins) surrounding a core of living bone. True horns are found only among the ruminant… …

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  • 37Hunting of Jean-Baptiste — The Hunting of Jean Baptiste was a wolf hunt that began in France and ended somewhere in the Duchy of Luxembourg, and is notable not only for the detailed record of the chase that survived but as an excellent representative of modernized hunting… …

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  • 38Hunting Island Light — Infobox Lighthouse caption = location = Hunting Island State Park, South Carolina coordinates = coord|32|22|30|N|80|26|18|W|region:US type:landmark yearlit = 1875 automated = yeardeactivated = 1933 foundation = Natural / Emplaced construction =… …

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  • 39Horn Concerto No. 4 (Mozart) — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart s Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major, K. 495 was completed in 1786. Structure The work is in three movements:*I. Allegro moderato *II. Romance (Andante) *III. Rondo (Allegro vivace) 6/8 [Jean Pierre Marty, The Tempo… …

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  • 40hunting whip — noun a whip with a hooked horn handle (that can be used for opening gates), a short shaft or stock and has a long leather thong with a silk or cord lash …

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