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STOCKHORN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stockhorn mean? 

STOCKHORN (noun)
  The noun STOCKHORN has 1 sense:

1. an ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind; usually made of boneplay

  Familiarity information: STOCKHORN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STOCKHORN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

hornpipe; pibgorn; stockhorn

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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