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horn
noun
1 one of a pair of hard hollow outgrowths, usually pointed, on the heads of many ruminant animals, such as cattle, sheep, etc.
2 any similar structure growing on the head of another animal, such as the growth on the snout of a rhinoceros, a male deer's antlers, or a snail's tentacle.
3 the bony substance ( keratin) of which horns are made.
4 something resembling a horn in shape.
5 a horn-shaped area of land or sea.
6 an object made of horn, or an equivalent of horn, eg a drinking vessel.
7 music a wind instrument originally made from horn, now usually made of brass, specifically:
a Brit a French horn;
b jazz any wind instrument.
8 an apparatus for making a warning sound, especially on motor vehicles.
9 one of a pair of outgrowths supposed to spring from a cuckold's forehead.
10 Brit slang an erection of the penis.
11 US slang a telephone.
verb (horned , horning )
1 to fit with a horn or horns.
2 to injure or gore with a horn or horns.
adjective made of horn.
[Anglo-Saxon]
on the horns of a dilemma having to make a choice between two equally undesirable alternatives.
pull or draw in one's horns
1 to control one's strong emotions.
2 to restrict or confine one's activities, especially spending, etc.
horn in slang to interrupt or butt in.
noun
1 one of a pair of hard hollow outgrowths, usually pointed, on the heads of many ruminant animals, such as cattle, sheep, etc.
2 any similar structure growing on the head of another animal, such as the growth on the snout of a rhinoceros, a male deer's antlers, or a snail's tentacle.
3 the bony substance ( keratin) of which horns are made.
4 something resembling a horn in shape.
5 a horn-shaped area of land or sea.
6 an object made of horn, or an equivalent of horn, eg a drinking vessel.
7 music a wind instrument originally made from horn, now usually made of brass, specifically:
a Brit a French horn;
b jazz any wind instrument.
8 an apparatus for making a warning sound, especially on motor vehicles.
9 one of a pair of outgrowths supposed to spring from a cuckold's forehead.
10 Brit slang an erection of the penis.
11 US slang a telephone.
verb (horned , horning )
1 to fit with a horn or horns.
2 to injure or gore with a horn or horns.
adjective made of horn.
[Anglo-Saxon]
on the horns of a dilemma having to make a choice between two equally undesirable alternatives.
pull or draw in one's horns
1 to control one's strong emotions.
2 to restrict or confine one's activities, especially spending, etc.
horn in slang to interrupt or butt in.
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