hautboy
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Noun (1)
- a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpieceSynonyms: oboehautboisType of double-reed instrument, double reedKinds musette pipe, oboe d'amore, shawm, heckelphone, oboe da caccia
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Haut′boy (hō′boi), noun
Origin: F. hautbois, lit., high wood; haut high + bois wood. So called on account of its high tone. See Haughty, Bush; and cf. Oboe.
1. Music A wind instrument, sounded through a reed, and similar in shape to the clarinet, but with a thinner tone. Now more commonly called oboe. See Illust. of Oboe.
2. Botany A sort of strawberry (Fragaria elatior).
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54