cholera horn

A form of collery horn — A long brass horn often used at funerals in the Indian subcontinent.

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Meanings

nouncholera horn (plural cholera horns)

plural cholera horns

  1. alternativeAlternative form of collery horn.

Origin

Corrupted form, by confusion with cholera.

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cholera horn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cholera%20horn

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“cholera horn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cholera%20horn. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cholera horn,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cholera%20horn.

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