vamphorn

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English

Noun

vamphorn (plural vamphorns)

  1. (music, historical) A horn without holes or keys, used to amplify the voice in singing.
    • 2017, Andrew Gant, O Sing Unto the Lord: A History of English Church Music, page 252:
      If we want to hear the full symphony of English church music, we have to include in our imaginings the sound of a Christmas anthem, sung through a vamphorn, accompanied by instruments strung with whipcord and twine.