| 单词 | coach horn |
| 释义 | > as lemmascoach horn coach horn n. a long valveless horn made of copper with a narrow bell, formerly used to announce the arrival of a horse-drawn coach (now chiefly historical); (in later use) such a horn played as a musical instrument.Cf. post-horn n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > [noun] > warning arousing the unwary > device for sounding alarm > horn outhornc1210 society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > wind instrument > horn > [noun] > other horns earth horn?a1400 oliphantc1400 ruetc1400 buck-hornc1550 stock-horn1597 bell-horna1640 sea-cornet1653 dudeen?1790 carnyx1810 shofar1833 wonder-horn1864 handhorn1871 post-horn1881 1807 Newcastle Courant 30 May 4/3 The soldiers,..deceived..by the blowing of a coach horn,..scoured the streets. 1984 A. Mackay-Smith et al. Man & Horse 98 Some guards..would entertain the passengers with such traditional..airs as could be sounded in the limited musical range of a standard coach horn. 2006 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 28 May l3 The coach horn is 52 inches in length and is played like a bugle, with notes produced by changes in the position of the player's lips. < as lemmas |
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