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HAUTBOIS
oboe, hautboy, hautbois
(noun) a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hautbois (plural hautbois)
Any of a family of organ stops that contain reeds.
Synonym: oboe
Any of the (now obsolete) predecessors of the oboe or cor anglais.
Source: Wiktionary
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