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hartshorn

name · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /ˈhɑːtshɔːn/
  • CMU ARPABET: HH AA1 R T S HH AO2 R N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

An aqueous solution of ammonia; smelling salts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, dated, uncountable

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To revive with hartshorn smelling salts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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History

Etymology

From hart + -s- + horn.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: еленов рог (elenov rog) — the antler of a hart
  • Polish: róg jelenia — the antler of a hart
  • Swedish: hjorthorn — the antler of a hart
  • Bulgarian: амонячна сода (amonjačna soda) — An aqueous solution of ammonia
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hjortetakksalt — An aqueous solution of ammonia
  • Polish: woda amoniakalna — An aqueous solution of ammonia
  • Swedish: hjorthornssalt — An aqueous solution of ammonia