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Ram's horn

Ram \Ram\ (r[a^]m), n. [AS. ramm, ram; akin to OHG. & D. ram, Prov. G. ramm, and perh. to Icel. ramr strong.]

  1. The male of the sheep and allied animals. In some parts of England a ram is called a tup.

  2. (Astron.)

    1. Aries, the sign of the zodiac which the sun enters about the 21st of March.

    2. The constellation Aries, which does not now, as formerly, occupy the sign of the same name.

  3. An engine of war used for butting or battering. Specifically:

    1. In ancient warfare, a long beam suspended by slings in a framework, and used for battering the walls of cities; a battering-ram.

    2. A heavy steel or iron beak attached to the prow of a steam war vessel for piercing or cutting down the vessel of an enemy; also, a vessel carrying such a beak.

  4. A hydraulic ram. See under Hydraulic.

  5. The weight which strikes the blow, in a pile driver, steam hammer, stamp mill, or the like.

  6. The plunger of a hydraulic press. Ram's horn.

    1. (Fort.) A low semicircular work situated in and commanding a ditch. [Written also ramshorn.]
      --Farrow.

    2. (Paleon.) An ammonite.

WordNet
ram's horn

n. annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak [syn: common unicorn plant, devil's claw, common devil's claw, elephant-tusk, proboscis flower, Proboscidea louisianica]

Wikipedia
Ram's horn

Ram’s horn can mean:

  • Shofar, a horn and a musical instrument used for religious purposes
  • Bukkehorn, a musical instrument used in Norwegian and other forms of Nordic traditional music
  • Proboscidea, a genus of plants
  • The IPA symbol for the close-mid back unrounded vowel , known as “ram’s horns”
  • Ram's Horn (restaurant), a Detroit, Michigan family restaurant chain
Ram's Horn (restaurant)

Ram's Horn is a family restaurant restaurant chain in the Detroit, Michigan metropolitan area. It was founded by three brothers, Gus, Gene, and Steve Kasapis, with the first location opening in 1967. They now have 25 locations all over the metro Detroit area. Most stores are independently owned. Their current slogan is "It's where to go when you're hungry!".

Usage examples of "ram's horn".

The ram's horn blared out across the plain, and the entire army that was encamped down the length of the broad wadi began to stir.

A sentry looked out from the tower gate, sounding a long blast on a ram's horn.

One of the Bishop's outriders blew a blast on a ram's horn, and the single massive wooden gate swung open before them.

Nothing, not even the blowing of the ram's horn back home, not the war cries of bandits, not the singing of mourners, nothing I had ever heard had reached inside of me the way the yeti's song did.

They stood, gaped for an instant to make sure, then began to blow the alarm on their ram's horn trumpets.

It had been made with ram's horn scales and a straight, single-edged blade by Akhita the Smith, travelling through the borough on his circuit.