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In mid-1900's police parlance, the strategy of moving an arrested person from precinct to precinct in order to keep his lawyer away and avoid any order of bail release for as long as possible.
Then they took me from one police station to another, every few hours. Taking me around the horn, they called it, so my lawyer couldn't get me out.
by ToolieLT November 27, 2017
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Shine the horn

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“Shine the horn” means to have sex in a heterosexual manner, horn referring to a penis and shining it by having sex with a female
I’m going to hang out with my girlfriend and shine the horn.

I have some time off work and I’m going to party and shine the horn, then get back to work.
by Thomas Shelby 007 November 19, 2022
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dose of the horn

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A general feeling of randiness, obtained either by seeing something sexual, or even just talking about it.

When, typically, a man neglects his friends and spends what they consider too much time with his (new) partner..
A term used to describe a man displaying a visible erection bulging out the front of his clothing.
"Even watching yer man/woman walking up the street gave me a fierce dose of the horn".
"We never see 'X' any more, he must have a dose of the horn..."
"He's tanning himself in his Speedos out there with a dose of the horn"
by Mr Hornet November 3, 2012
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get on the horn

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It's getting the horn on , ie, an erection. Certainly I heard and used this phrase in the around 1960 - common UK working class phrase.
"I've got the horn." "She gives me the horn." "She gives me a horn on." (horn-on?)
by Charlie June 11, 2004
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Honk The Horn

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The uncontrollable act induced by extreme excitement after an individual locates his cock, where he tediously shaves away at the outermost layer of skin until only the urethra is intact.
- Hello? 9-1-1? Yah, I just woke up with an apple peeler in my hand and the bloody existence of my penis was urinating like an unmanned fire hose.

- Stay calm... Prior to you passing out, you unconsciously mutilated your penis. Medical professionals familiar with "Honk The Horn" cases are on their way.
by ScreamTeam April 4, 2009
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Guy 1: George went around the horn with Sara!
Girl 1: What's around the horn?
Guy 1: Just think about it.
by johns13b March 6, 2011
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