meaning of hautboy
1. 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. A sort of strawberry (Fragaria elatior).
3. a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
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hautboy | hautboyist |
