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paste-horn

paste-horn noun: a person's nose.

Noun

paste-horn (plural paste-horns)

  1. (obsolete, slang) A person's nose.

Forms of paste-horn

pluralpaste-horns

Origin of paste-horn

From the resemblance to the horn in which shoemakers kept their paste.

Questions about paste-horn

What does paste-horn mean?
Paste-horn means a person's nose.
What part of speech is paste-horn?
Paste-horn is a noun.
What is the plural of paste-horn?
The plural of paste-horn is paste-horns.

Words near paste-horn in the dictionary

  1. paste soap
  2. paste soaps
  3. paste up
  4. paste-egg
  5. paste-eggs
  6. paste-horn
  7. paste-horns
  8. paste-up
  9. paste-ups
  10. paste-wash
  11. pasteable

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