alpenhorn

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: al=pen=horn

CIDE DICTIONARY

alpenhorn, n. [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