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Definition of Stockhorn
1. Noun. An ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind; usually made of bone.
Generic synonyms: Single-reed Instrument, Single-reed Woodwind
Language type: Archaicism, Archaism
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stockhorn
Literary usage of Stockhorn
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove (1908)
"... with just as much of acting as the concert-room will admit—and no moro—was
one of the most touching and remarkable things ever witnessed. o. stockhorn. ..."
2. Switzerland, and the Adjacent Portions of Italy, Savoy, and the Tyrol by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1873)
"Pleasing view of the stockhorn chain to the 1. From stat. Gümligen (1850') on
the Bern and Thun line to Bern, see p. 100. 26. Bern. Hotels. ..."
3. The Early Mountaineers by Francis Henry Gribble (1899)
"... stockhorn by a Berne Professor—His Latin Verses on the Subject. AT what precise
date the Swiss began to climb their minor mountains for their pleasure ..."
4. The Life and Letters of Charles Samuel Keene by George Somes Layard (1892)
"Letter, circa 1874 —The stockhorn. | P to December, 1872, Keene had always made
his finished drawings on the wood, but now a system was introduced by which ..."
5. Travels Through the Alps by James David Forbes (1900)
"... night in the chalets—Ascent of the glacier—The Motta Botta—The stockhorn—Magnificent
view of Monte Rosa and Mont Cervin—Dangerous descent—Precipices—The ..."
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