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Alpenhorn

Alpenhorn \Al"pen*horn`\, Alphorn \Alp"horn`\, 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.] ||

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alpenhorn

n. (alternative spelling of alphorn English)

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He spotted three men in lederhosen lean over to blow on alpenhorns, sending their melancholy mooing out over the valley.

He spotted three men in lederhosen lean over to blow on alpenhorns, sending their melancholy mooing out over the valley.