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oxhorn

oxhorn

8.2
A horn taken from an ox used to make loud calls
  • noun
  • /ˈɑksˌhɔrn/
translation icon : cuerno de buey
  • The shepherd blew his oxhorn to call the flock back to the pen.

Examples

  • The museum displayed a beautifully carved oxhorn among its musical instruments.

  • In ancient times, an oxhorn was used to signal the start of a meeting.

  • The shepherd blew his oxhorn to call the flock back to the pen.

  • The musician played the oxhorn beautifully.

  • Can you hear the oxhorn from the festival?

  • In ancient times, an oxhorn was used to signal the start of a meeting.

  • The museum displayed a beautifully carved oxhorn among its musical instruments.

Synonyms

horn
vsoxhorn
31 1.4

A part shaped like the hard point on an animal's head that sticks out

is a piece taken from an animal used as an instrument or signal
alpenhorn
vsoxhorn
1 9.9

A long wooden horn played by mountain herders to send sound across valleys

is shorter and comes from an animal part used mainly for simple signaling
post horn
vsoxhorn
  • Archaic
9.9

A small brass instrument like a trumpet that coach drivers use to signal when a coach arrives or leaves

is made from an animal part used for signaling or music

Surface Forms

oxhorn singular
oxhorns plural

Morphology

oxhorn = ox + horn (transparent) = ox + horn

A straightforward compound of 'ox' + 'horn' where the meaning 'horn of an ox' or horn-made object is directly recoverable.

Etymology

Oxhorn joins ox ('a large farm animal') and horn ('a hard point on its head'), and people long ago blew an ox's horn like a simple instrument or signal. So an oxhorn can mean the horn of an ox used for blowing to call or warn people.