oliphant

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With a blow of his ivory horn--oliphant--he killed the pagan; then feeling death near, he prepared for it.

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  1. An obsolete form of elephant.
  2. A hunter's or warrior's horn made of ivory: used in the middle ages, more frequently as a decorative piece of furniture than as a musical instrument.

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