as in tube
something shaped like a hollow cone and used as a container musketeers carrying their gunpowder in powder horns

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Recent Examples of horn After the final horn sounded, multiple reports emerged that Stone was heading to Northwestern. Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024 That tone paired with the punchy horns is captivating on this song. Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024 In addition to the strings, there were percussion, horn and woodwinds added to layer the music. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024 Now people play the song that vanquished Drake on the P.A. system at basketball arenas, or arrange it for horns and drums and perform it on college football fields. Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for horn 

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“Horn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horn. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

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