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/hôrn/
noun
  1. a hard permanent outgrowth, often curved and pointed, found in pairs on the heads of cattle, sheep, goats, giraffes, etc. and consisting of a core of bone encased in keratinized skin.
  2. the substance of which horns are composed.
    "powdered rhino horn"
  3. a horn-shaped projection.
  4. a wind instrument, conical in shape or wound into a spiral, originally made from an animal horn (now typically brass) and played by lip vibration.
  5. an instrument sounding a warning or other signal.
    "a car horn"

verb
(of an animal) butt or gore (someone or something) with the horns.

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