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Definition of Slughorn
1. a. An erroneous form of the Scotch word slughorne, or sloggorne, meaning slogan.
Definition of Slughorn
1. a musical instrument [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slughorn
Literary usage of Slughorn
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Caledonia: Or, A Historical and Topographical Account of North Britain, from by George Chalmers (1887)
"Mercer of Aldie had for his slughorn, The Grit-pool. During the progress of
manners, districts appear to have acquired the war-cry as well as the chieftains ..."
2. An Historical, Topographical, and Descriptive View of the County of by Eneas Mackenzie (1825)
"Ancient families, after the change of customs, converted their war-cries into
mottoes. The custom of repeating the slughorn seems to have offended an old ..."
3. Principles of English Etymology by Walter William Skeat (1892)
"See slughorn in Supp. to Etym. Dictionary. Besides these, we have several words
which are all (probably) only found in modern authors, ..."
4. Principles of English Etymology by Walter William Skeat (1892)
"... some writers (including Chatter- ton and Browning) have turned into slughorn,
as if it were a kind of horn ! See slughorn in Supp. to Etym. Dictionary. ..."
5. The Scots Magazine and Edinburgh Literary Miscellany (1809)
"He says, Among the people of North-Britain, the •war-cry was called sometimes
the slughorn, and often the ..."
6. Publications by English Dialect Society (1894)
"SLOGAN, slughorn, a gathering cry for war, the shout raised at the attack, or
the watchword of a clan. See YET- YET-YET ! "Then raise the Slogan with ane ..."
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