Meaning of fish-horn | Babel Free

Definitions

A horn that produces a loud and penetrating sound, used by a fishmonger to announce that the catch is in.

historical

Examples

“Our "music" consisted of a bass-drum, which was tortured by the clown; a fish-horn beautifully played upon by Sam Palmer; a dinner-bell whose din was extracted by Jack Adams.”

“He pointed toward the column, whose advance Juggie was enthusiastically stimulating by loud and prolonged blasts on the fish-horn.”

“The lad was pounced upon and raised up on his friends' shoulders, and away went the boat club boys around the town, Blumpo in advance of them blowing a big fish-horn.”

CEFR level