the horn
noun
US slang
: the telephone
When he heard there was trouble, he got on the horn to the police.
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Most of the horn arrangements were written by Ebba [Åsman, trombone].
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Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 9 June 2026
In the video, a team of wildlife professionals held the antelope still as Wilkinson cut through its horn with a saw, during which blood began flowing out of one small spot near the outer rim of the horn.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
McQueen’s spring 2026 collection placed the horn heel back in active rotation under Seán McGirr, applying the archival spring 2003 shape to mules, tall boots and sandals in leather, suede and jacquard.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
Ancient Chinese astronomers saw Bootes and Virgo as part of a larger formation of stars representing the horn of a great azure dragon, with Arcturus serving as its shining tip.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 May 2026
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Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 9 June 2026
In the video, a team of wildlife professionals held the antelope still as Wilkinson cut through its horn with a saw, during which blood began flowing out of one small spot near the outer rim of the horn.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
McQueen’s spring 2026 collection placed the horn heel back in active rotation under Seán McGirr, applying the archival spring 2003 shape to mules, tall boots and sandals in leather, suede and jacquard.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
Ancient Chinese astronomers saw Bootes and Virgo as part of a larger formation of stars representing the horn of a great azure dragon, with Arcturus serving as its shining tip.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 May 2026
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“The horn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20horn. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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