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Definition of Tinhorns
1. tinhorn [n] - See also: tinhorn
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tinhorns
Literary usage of Tinhorns
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Harper's Dictionary of Classical Literature and Antiquities by Harry Thurston Peck (1897)
"Cervi, so called from their resemblance to tinhorns of a stag. Branches of trees
interlaced with i their points projecting, used in war, as palisading or ..."
2. The Cambridge Natural History by Arthur Everett Shipley, Sidney Frederic Harmer (1899)
"... is occasionally found feeding on tinhorns of living antelopes. Several species
of Tineidae are known to devour Scale-Insects. ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"tinhorns, in this, as well as in the other members of the deer family, are largely
employed in the manufacture of handle» for cutlery, and the parings from ..."
4. A Dictionary of Musical Terms: Containing Upwards of 9,000 English, French by Theodore Baker (1895)
"A mock serenade with tinhorns and other discordant instr.s, performed either in
humorous congratulation, as of a newly married couple, or as a manifestation ..."
5. Common-place Book by Robert Southey, John Wood Warter (1850)
"Lord Shannon introduced the French practice of making oxen draw by tinhorns with
the greatest success. 105-6. Curious speculations concerning South America, ..."
6. A History of British Fossil Mammals, and Birds by Richard Owen (1846)
"The wound must have been inflicted over tinhorns, and the javelin must have been
hurled with prodigious force." I am much disposed to assent to this ..."
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