ram horn

Spiral sheep protrusion

A ram horn is the curved, spiraling horn of a male sheep, often used as a decorative motif or material for crafts.

In Jewish tradition, a ram's horn is the shofar—a ritual instrument blown during High Holy Days: The sound of the ram horn marked the start of Rosh Hashanah.

Ram horns appear in mythology and heraldry as symbols of strength and virility.

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bighorn sheep · sheep · mountain goat · keratin · curved · coil · Aries · zodiac · headbutt · alpine · mountain · trophy · hunting · ridged · twisted · majestic · wild game · battering

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horn type

ram hornantler

Deer's bony headgear

deer antler · elk antler · moose antler · tusk

horn shape

ram horngoat horn

Ruminant's cranial weapon

sexual dimorphism/gender association

ram hornhornless

Lacking bony head growths

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ram, horn, rams, ramming, rammed, horns, horned, hornless, horny

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G