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post-horn

post-horn is the alternative form of post horn.

Meaning of post horn

Noun

post horn (plural post horns)

  1. (historical) A type of brass horn used to signal the arrival or departure of a postrider or mailcoach.
  2. A valveless musical instrument based on such a horn, used in orchestral music.

Forms of post-horn

pluralpost-horns

Questions about post-horn

What is post-horn the alternative form of?
Post-horn is the alternative form of post horn.

Words near post-horn in the dictionary

  1. post-haste
  2. post-historical
  3. post-Hittite
  4. post-Hittites
  5. post-Homeric
  6. post-horn
  7. post-horns
  8. post-horse
  9. post-horses
  10. post-hospitalisation
  11. post-hospitalization

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