Fish-horn
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fish-horn is a noun meaning (historical) A horn that produces a loud and penetrating sound, used by a fishmonger to announce that the catch is in.
Meaning
(historical) A horn that produces a loud and penetrating sound, used by a fishmonger to announce that the catch is in.
Example Sentences
He pointed toward the column, whose advance Juggie was enthusiastically stimulating by loud and prolonged blasts on the fish-horn.
The lad was pounced upon and raised up on his friends' shoulders, and away went the boat club boys around the town, Blumpo in advance of them blowing a big fish-horn.
Our "music" consisted of a bass-drum, which was tortured by the clown; a fish-horn beautifully played upon by Sam Palmer; a dinner-bell whose din was extracted by Jack Adams.
Word Forms
- fish-horns
Related Words
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