Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hartshorn

/ˈhɑːtshɔːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: hartshorn
IPA: /ˈhɑːtshɔːn/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The antler of a hart, once used as a source of ammonia.

Countable

noun

An aqueous solution of ammonia; smelling salts.

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

verb

To revive with hartshorn smelling salts.

Transitive verb

name

Example Sentences

"Sophia, who had tottered along with much difficulty, sunk down in her chair; but by the assistance of hartshorn and water, she was prevented from fainting away..."
"Lady Teazle seeing Sir Peter in such Danger—ran out of the Room in strong Hysterics—and Charles after her calling out for Hartshorn and Water!"
"Accordingly, after a vast amount of moaning and crying up-stairs, and much damping of foreheads, and vinegaring of temples, and hartshorning of noses, and so forth […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree English hart English -s- Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ ? Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂nós Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂nóm Proto-Germanic *hurną Proto-West Germanic *horn Old English horn Middle English horn English horn English hartshorn From hart + -s- + horn.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈhɑːtshɔːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

hartshorns (plural) hartshorns (present, singular) hartshorning (participle, present) hartshorned (participle, past) hartshorned (past)

Phrases

Barton Hartshorn hartshorn salt salt of hartshorn spirits of hartshorn

Questions

How do you pronounce hartshorn?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɑːtshɔːn/.
What does hartshorn mean?: The antler of a hart, once used as a source of ammonia.
Where does hartshorn come from?: Etymology tree English hart English -s- Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ ? Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂nós Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂nóm Proto-Germanic *hurną Proto-West Germanic *horn Old English horn Middle English horn English horn English hartshorn From hart + -s- + horn.

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