| 单词 | horn-man |
| 释义 | > as lemmashorn-man horn-man n. a man with a horn; spec. (in Jamaica among the Maroons) a man who blew the horn, giving signals. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > signalling > audible signalling > signalling with other sounding instruments > [noun] > one who signals on horn horn-man1803 society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > instrumentalist > wind player > [noun] > horn-player horner14.. cornettier1609 corneter1627 cornet-windera1661 horn-man1803 cornist1806 horn-player1879 hornsman1897 1803 R. C. Dallas Hist. Maroons I. iii. 70 One of Quao's men, a hornman,..consented to accompany Captain Adair. 1844 Camp Refuge I. 126 The horn-men blew might and main. 1957 J. Kerouac On the Road iii. iv. 201 The hornman sat absolutely motionless. 1961 F. G. Cassidy Jamaica Talk viii. 166 Among the Maroons an important person was the horn~man, who gave signals with a horn or conch. 1972 Down Beat 16 Mar. 26/2 Farmer and Heath are two of the best-matched hornmen at work in the idiom today. < as lemmas |
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