English Dictionary

fish-horn

名詞

歴史的

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

日本語の意味

歴史的用語。魚屋が獲れた魚を知らせるために使用した、大音量で鋭い音を発する角（ホーン）。

Every morning, the old fishmonger blew his fish-horn to signal that the fresh catch had arrived.

毎朝、年老いた魚屋は、獲れたばかりの魚が届いたことを知らせるために魚屋の角笛を吹いた。

意味（1）

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

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.

fish-horns （ plural ）