hautboy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
    hautbois; oboe.

WordNet

Haut"boy noun
Etymology
F. hautbois, lit., high wood; haut high + bois wood. So called on account of its high tone. See Haughty, Bush; and cf. Oboe.
Definitions
  1. (Mus.) 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.) A sort of strawberry (Fragaria elatior).

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