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    STOCKHORN

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind; usually made of boneplay

    Synonyms:

    hornpipe; pibgorn; stockhorn

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("stockhorn" is a kind of...):

    single-reed instrument; single-reed woodwind (a beating-reed instrument with a single reed (as a clarinet or saxophone))

    Domain usage:

    archaicism; archaism (the use of an archaic expression)

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