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stockhorn

stockhorn

9.9
An old wind instrument with a single reed often made from bone that people no longer use
  • noun
  • Archaic
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  • The musician played a haunting melody on his stockhorn.

Examples

  • During the medieval festival, a replica stockhorn was used in the performance.

  • Archaeologists discovered a stockhorn among the burial artifacts.

  • The stockhorn was played during ancient ceremonies.

  • In medieval times, musicians often used a stockhorn.

  • Archaeologists discovered a stockhorn among the burial artifacts.

  • During the medieval festival, a replica stockhorn was used in the performance.

  • The musician played a haunting melody on his stockhorn.

Synonyms

pibgorn
vsstockhorn
  • Archaic
9.9

A small ancient musical instrument with one reed, often made from bone

means the same instrument but is a different traditional name
hornpipe
vsstockhorn
  • Archaic
9.9

An old wind instrument made from bone or horn with one reed

is more specific about bone as the usual material rather than horn

Surface Forms

stockhorn singular
stockhorns plural

Morphology

stockhorn = stock + horn (semi-transparent) = stock + horn

The components 'stock' and 'horn' signal an instrument (a 'horn'-type object) made from or resembling a 'stock', but the precise historical and acoustic details of this obsolete instrument are not directly inferable.

Etymology

The word stockhorn comes from an old German word stock ('stick' or 'staff') plus horn ('horn'), so imagine a horn fixed to a stick. That image helps you remember it is an ancient one‑reed wind instrument often made from bone or wood.