al·pen·horn ( l p n-hôrn )n. A curved wooden horn, sometimes as long as 6 meters (approximately 20 feet), used by herders in the Alps to call cows to pasture. [German : Alpen, Alps + Horn, horn (from Middle High German, from Old High German; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots).] |
alpenhorn [ˈælpənˌhɔːn]
n
(Music / Instruments) another name for alphorn
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