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war-horns

war-horns is the plural of war-horn.

Meaning of war-horn

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

Questions about war-horns

What is war-horns the plural of?
War-horns is the plural of war-horn.

Words near war-horns in the dictionary

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

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