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alpenhorn

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Noun
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al=pen=horn

CIDE DICTIONARY

alpenhornn. [G. Alpenhorn.].
     A curved wooden horn about three feet long, with a cupped mouthpiece and a bell, used by the Swiss to sound the ranz des vaches and other melodies. Its notes are open harmonics of the tube.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

alpenhorn, n. a long wooden horn used by Alpine herdsmen to call their cattle.

Etymology
G, = Alp-horn

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