alpenhornn.
/ˈalp(ə)nhɔːn/, U.S. /ˈælpənˌhɔrn/ A very long valveless wooden horn traditionally played in the Alps, esp. for signalling purposes.
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a1829 E. D. Griffin Let. in Remains (1831) II. 172 A peasant of Schweitz placed himself in our vicinity, and after preluding on his Alpenhorn (a long instrument made of thin stripes of wood covered with bark, and resembling in form a bugle) sung the Ranz de Vaches.
1836 J. Hoppus Continent in 1835 I. 321 In some parts of the Alps, the ancient custom still lingers, of sounding the alpenhorn in the evening; not only as the kuhreihn, or cattle call,—but as a salutation.
1863 J. A. Symonds in H. F. Brown J. A. Symonds (1895) I. 287 I heard the aerial echoes of the Alpenhorn..floating from the Wengern Alp, and gaining melody upon the way.
1908 Travel Mar. 294/1 A man cannot possibly carry an alpenhorn and play it at the same time.
1962 Billboard Music Week 19 May 24/4 Genuine yodelling, some virtuoso playing on the alpenhorn and a Swiss ensemble that knows its way around the polka and waltz.
2003 S. Mawer Fall (2004) xix. 303 There was a young man with an alpenhorn on the steps of the hotel.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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