cholera horn

English

Etymology

Corrupted form, by confusion with cholera.

Noun

cholera horn (plural cholera horns)

Alternative form of collery horn

References

Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “cholera horn”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].

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