The Clue
Ruark's "___ of the Hunter" (4 letter answer)
The Answer
HORN
Tags
Notes
The answer HORN is seen frequently, appearing about once every 160 puzzles.
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Definition
HORN as a noun:
1. a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
2. one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
3. a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning;
4. (horn, saddle horn) = a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather)
5. (cornet, horn, trumpet, trump) = a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
6. any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn
7. the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails
8. an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound
9. (French horn, horn) = a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves
10. (automobile horn, car horn, motor horn, horn, hooter) = a device on an automobile for making a warning noise
HORN as a verb:
1. (horn, tusk) = stab or pierce with a horn or tusk; "the rhino horned the explorer"