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war-horn

war-horn noun: a blowing horn blown (especially by Vikings and other Germanic peoples) to warn others of an impending battle, and call them to it, or to signal its commencement.

Noun

war-horn (plural war-horns)

  1. (historical) A blowing horn blown (especially by Vikings and other Germanic peoples) to warn others of an impending battle, and call them to it, or to signal its commencement.
    • From time to time they blew their war horns.1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 35

Forms of war-horn

pluralwar-horns
alternative formwarhorn
alternative formwar horn

Origin of war-horn

From war + horn.

Questions about war-horn

What does war-horn mean?
War-horn means a blowing horn blown (especially by Vikings and other Germanic peoples) to warn others of an impending battle, and call them to it, or to signal its commencement.
What part of speech is war-horn?
War-horn is a noun.
What is the plural of war-horn?
The plural of war-horn is war-horns.

Words near war-horn in the dictionary

  1. war-dials
  2. war-drive
  3. war-driving
  4. war-game
  5. war-hero
  6. war-horn
  7. war-horns
  8. war-horse
  9. war-horses
  10. war-king
  11. war-kings

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