HAUTBOY

oboe, hautboy, hautbois

(noun) a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

hautboy (plural hautboys)

(dated, musical instruments) An oboe or similar treble double reed instrument.

(music) A reed stop on an organ giving a similar sound.

A tall-growing strawberry, Fragaria elatior, having a musky flavour.

Anagrams

• Hout Bay

Source: Wiktionary

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Haut"boy, n. Etym: [F. hautbois, lit., high wood; haut high + bois wood. So called on account of its high tone. See Haughty, Bush; and cf. Oboe.]

1. (Mus.)

Definition: 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. (Bot.)

Definition: A sort of strawberry (Fragaria elatior).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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