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around the Horn

Via shipboard communications, formerly metal tubes with earhorn-like ends.
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Submitted on July 07, 2010

Additional definitions for 'around the Horn':

around the HornFollowing the extremely hazardous naval route around Cape Horn, the southernmost point in South America.
around the hornA difficult or precarious route that is less advisable than a simpler alternative; also, in baseball, throwing the ball from third base to second to first
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