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CRUMHORN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does crumhorn mean?
• CRUMHORN (noun)
The noun CRUMHORN has 1 sense:
1. a Renaissance woodwind with a double reed and a curving tube (crooked horn)
Familiarity information: CRUMHORN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Renaissance woodwind with a double reed and a curving tube (crooked horn)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("crumhorn" is a kind of...):
double-reed instrument; double reed (a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together)
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