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Definition of Horn button
1. Noun. A button that you press to activate the horn of an automobile.
Generic synonyms: Button, Push, Push Button
Lexicographical Neighbors of Horn Button
Literary usage of Horn button
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines by Andrew Ure (1858)
"248. shows, in front view and section, a horn button, produced by these dies.
Fig. 249. shows a metal ornament, to be inlaid or fixed in the front surface ..."
2. The Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette (1841)
"... NEAR BIRMINGHAM, horn button MANUFACTURER, for improvements in the manufacture
of tchat are called horn button*, ..."
3. Farmer's Cyclopedia of Live Stock by Earley Vernon Wilcox, Clarence Beaman Smith (1908)
"be clipped away from the horn button and a stick of caustic potash, wrapped in
a piece of paper, with one end free, may be moistened on the free end and ..."
4. Animal Products: Their Preparation, Commercial Uses, and Value by Peter Lund Simmonds (1877)
"Long before metal buttons were made for general wear, the horn button shared ...
At present the horn button is used principally for shooting coats and vests ..."
5. Popular Mechanics Shop Notes (1920)
"A 12-volt battery has been found to give from 17 to 22 mph Great care must be
exer- Mounting for Auto-horn button The bracket illustrated, for mounting the ..."
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