Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A postman's horn; a horn blown by the driver or guard of a mail-coach, and at present used on four-in-hands for pleasure driving.
- noun Same as
bugle , 1. - noun A musical phrase or call, such as is given by a post-horn or bugle.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun historical A type of
brass horn used to signal the arrival or departure of a post rider or mail coach. - noun music A
valveless musical instrument based on such a horn, used in orchestral music.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun wind instrument used by postilions of the 18th and 19th centuries
Etymologies
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From post + horn.
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