hautboy
[ hoh-boi, oh-boi ]
/ ˈhoʊ bɔɪ, ˈoʊ bɔɪ /
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noun
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Origin of hautboy
OTHER WORDS FROM hautboy
haut·boy·ist, nounWords nearby hautboy
haustellum, haustorium, haustration, haustrum, hautbois, hautboy, haute, haute couture, haute cuisine, haute école, Haute-Garonne
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British Dictionary definitions for hautboy
hautboy
/ (ˈəʊbɔɪ) /
noun
Also called: hautbois strawberry, haubois (ˈəʊbɔɪ) a strawberry, Fragaria moschata, of central Europe and Asia, with large fruit
an archaic word for oboe
Word Origin for hautboy
C16: from French hautbois, from haut high + bois wood, of Germanic origin; see bush 1
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