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warhorn

warhorn is the alternative form 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

Forms of warhorn

pluralwarhorns

Questions about warhorn

What is warhorn the alternative form of?
Warhorn is the alternative form of war-horn.

Words near warhorn in the dictionary

  1. Warholians
  2. Warholism
  3. Warholite
  4. Warholites
  5. warhols
  6. warhorn
  7. warhorns
  8. warhorse
  9. warhorses
  10. warhungry
  11. Warhurst

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