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• horn — al·pen·horn; alt·horn; beak·horn; buf·fle·horn; co·horn; de·horn; de·horn·er; dis·horn; flü·gel·horn; gems·horn; harts·horn; horn; horn·blende; horn·blen·dic; horn·blend·ite; horn·blend·iza·tion; horn·church; horn·er; horn·fels; horn·i·fy;… …   English syllables

• stock — al·pen·stock; berg·stock; bit·stock; blood·stock; ca·stock; com·stock; com·stock·ery; de·stock; die·stock; lin·stock; neth·er·stock; non·stock; re·stock; semi·stock; stock; stock·a·do; stock·age; stock·a·teer; stock·bridge; stock·er; stock·holm;… …   English syllables

• stock and horn — /stok ənd hörn/ noun A primitive Scottish musical instrument made of a cow s horn, a sheep s thigh bone or elder pipe, with stops and a single reed (also called stock in horn or stockhorn) ORIGIN: OE (Northumbrian) stocc trumpet …   Useful english dictionary

• Stock [1] — Stock, 1) langer Körper, kleiner u. schwächer als eine Stange, stärker als eine Ruthe; bes. ein Stab (s.d.), welchen man beim Ausgehen trägt (Spatzierstock); sie sind von allerlei Holz, Rohr, Palmblättern, Fisch , Elfenbein etc., unten mit einer… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

• stock saddle — noun an ornamented saddle used by cowboys; has a high horn to hold the lariat • Syn: ↑Western saddle • Hypernyms: ↑saddle • Part Meronyms: ↑horn, ↑saddle horn * * * noun : an ofte …   Useful english dictionary

• Horn section — In a symphony orchestra the horn section is the group of musicians who play the horn (sometimes referred to as the French horn), a brass instrument descended from the natural horn that consists of about convert|12|ft|m of tubing (for a single… …   Wikipedia

• stock fly — noun 1. : stable fly 2. : horn fly …   Useful english dictionary

• David Stock — David Frederick Stock (born June 3, 1939 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American composer and conductor. Stock is a longtime resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he serves as a professor of composition and as the conductor of the… …   Wikipedia

• Tom Horn — (November 21, 1860 ndash; November 20, 1903) was an American Old West lawman, scout, soldier, hired gunman, detective, outlaw and assassin during his lifetime. On the day before his 43rd birthday, he was hanged in Cheyenne, Wyoming for a murder… …   Wikipedia

• Stag-horn coral — Stag Stag (st[a^]g), n. [Icel. steggr the male of several animals; or a doubtful AS. stagga. Cf. {Steg}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The adult male of the red deer ({Cervus elaphus}), a large European species closely related to the American elk, or wapiti …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English