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Noun: hautboy  'how,boy
Usage: archaic
  1. A slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
    "The hautboy's distinctive sound could be heard clearly in the orchestra";
    - oboe, hautbois [archaic]

Derived forms: hautboys

Type of: double reed, double-reed instrument

Encyclopedia: Hautboy