hunting horn
noun
: a signal horn used in the chase
specifically
: a coiled circular horn with a flared bell and a cup-shaped mouthpiece
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Acoustical mirages beguiled the ears: in the trio of the Scherzo, brassy E-flat-major triads evoked a trio of hunting horns.
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Sky Wahl, who plays Snout, tantalizes the air with chimes, cymbals, Tibetan tingsha bells and a hunting horn, among other instruments.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2021
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Sky Wahl, who plays Snout, tantalizes the air with chimes, cymbals, Tibetan tingsha bells and a hunting horn, among other instruments.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2021
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“Hunting horn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunting%20horn. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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