hautboy meaning

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

Definition of hautboy

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

    Synonyms: oboe, hautbois

    Type of: double-reed instrument

    Kinds: heckelphone, musette pipe, oboe da caccia, oboe d'amore, shawm

Scrabble score: 15 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HA · words ending in OY · 7-letter words

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