posthorn

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A form of post horn — A type of brass horn used to signal the arrival or departure of a postrider or mailcoach.

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Meanings

nounposthorn (plural posthorns)

plural posthorns

  1. alternativeAlternative form of post horn.

    The brass playing was uneven, but heroics were there when most needed: from the horns in the opening salvos; from the principal trumpeter, Thomas Rolfs, in a glorious account of the extended posthorn solo; and from all hands in the final blast.

    2007 July 16, James R. Oestreich, “With Levine as Tour Guide, a Journey Through Mahler’s Third Symphony”, in New York Times
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APA

posthorn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posthorn

MLA

“posthorn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posthorn. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “posthorn,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posthorn.

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