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hautboy
haut·boy [ ṓ bòy, hṓ bòy ] (plural haut·boys) or haut·bois [ ṓ bòy, hṓ bòy ] (plural haut·bois)


noun 
Definition:
 
music  ( archaic )
Same as  oboe
[Mid-16th century. < French hautbois "oboe" < haut "high" (from its high pitch) + bois "wood" < Germanic]
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