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Definition of Deerhorn
1. a deer's antler [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Deerhorn
Literary usage of Deerhorn
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Aboriginal American Antiquities by William Henry Holmes (1919)
"He then related the operation, apparently holding the spilt deerhorn more carefully
and firmly against the edge of the large piece of obsidian. ..."
2. The Heber R. Bishop Collection of Jade and Other Hard Stones by Heber Reginald Bishop (1909)
"set in a perforated and slightly ornamented deerhorn handle. ... THICK FLAT
HATCHET in a polished deerhorn holder, the upper part of which has been shaped ..."
3. Ancient Times, a History of the Early World: An Introduction to the Study of by James Henry Breasted (1916)
"In the underground tunnels of the ancient flint mines at Brandon, England, eighty
worn picks of deerhorn were found in recent times. ..."
4. China's Open Door: A Sketch of Chinese Life and History by Rounsevelle Wildman (1900)
"I take three hundred dollars' worth of deerhorn and drink nine hundred dollars'
... One deerhorn of the best quality had cost him four hundred and fifty ..."
5. Bulletin by Bureau of Biological Survey, United States (1907)
"deerhorn has several uses. It produces much gelatin by decoction, the product
being like that ... At one time deerhorn was a prominent source of ammonia. ..."
6. Professional Paper by Geological Survey (U.S.) (1906)
"The deeper developments start from the deerhorn shaft (elevation of collar about
10425 feet), which is 575 feet deep. Six levels are turned and exploratory ..."
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