Stockhorn (original) (raw)

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I. (noun)

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Meaning:

An ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind; usually made of bone

Synonyms:

hornpipe; pibgorn; stockhorn

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("stockhorn" is a kind of...):

single-reed instrument; single-reed woodwind (a beating-reed instrument with a single reed (as a clarinet or saxophone))

Domain usage:

archaicism; archaism (the use of an archaic expression)

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