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Noun: alpenhorn  'al-pun,horn
  1. A curved wooden horn about three feet long, with a cupped mouthpiece and a bell, used by the Swiss to sound the ranz des vaches and other melodies. Its notes are open harmonics of the tube
    - alphorn

Derived forms: alpenhorns

Encyclopedia: Alpenhorn