vamphorn

V4A1M3P3H4O1R1N1

noun

A horn without holes or keys, used to amplify the voice in singing.

Scrabble 18
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounvamphorn (plural vamphorns)

plural vamphorns

  1. historicalentertainmentA horn without holes or keys, used to amplify the voice in singing.

    If we want to hear the full symphony of English church music, we have to include in our imaginings the sound of a Christmas anthem, sung through a vamphorn, accompanied by instruments strung with whipcord and twine.

    2017, Andrew Gant, O Sing Unto the Lord: A History of English Church Music, page 252
Cite this entry
APA

vamphorn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vamphorn

MLA

“vamphorn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vamphorn. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vamphorn,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vamphorn.

Source: vamphorn on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.