bugle

Definition

A horn used by hunters.

Etymology

From Middle English bugle, from Anglo-Norman and Old French bugle, from Latin būculus (“young bull; ox; steer”).

Example Sentences

• "the bugle of an elk"
• "Then tooke that squire an horne of bugle small, Which hong adowne his side in twisted gold And tassels gay."
• "The tongue so rough, that were it licks, it fetches blood. The Greeks used not these, nor Bugles in Physick, not having tried their vertue; though Indian-woods are full of such, yet parts of them are of more efficacy in medicine, (it is thought) than any part of ordinary Oxen."