hautbois
Plural: hautbois
Noun
- a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
- Any of a family of organ stops that contain reeds.
- Any of the (now obsolete) predecessors of the oboe or cor anglais.
- pl. HAUTBOIS hautboy
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from French hautbois. Doublet of oboe and hautboy.
Scrabble Score: 13
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Words With Friends Score: 14
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