hautboy
Americannoun
noun
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Also called: hautbois strawberry. haubois. a strawberry, Fragaria moschata, of central Europe and Asia, with large fruit
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an archaic word for oboe
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Etymology
Origin of hautboy
1565–75; < Middle French hautbois, equivalent to haut high ( see haughty) + bois wood ( see bush 1)
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Example Sentences
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On the other side of the room, two players were dancing a jig to a time played on an hautboy.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
How such skill came to Pan Klen on the hautboy, the organ, and various other instruments which he understood, it was difficult to discover.
From Hania by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
A hautboy echoes ARIADNE'S last phrase with poignant reedy tone.
From Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua by Lee, Vernon
He was eminent for his skill in playing upon the German flute and hautboy, and much employed as a teacher of music.
From The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings With Descriptions, and a Comment on Their Moral Tendency by Trusler, John
Before the rails was a fellow playing upon the hautboy.
From The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings With Descriptions, and a Comment on Their Moral Tendency by Trusler, John
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