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Hautboy

Hautboy meaning

An oboe or similar treble double reed instrument. | A reed stop on an organ giving a similar sound. | A tall-growing strawberry, Fragaria elatior, having a musky flavor.

Example sentences (1)

Burgess & Haynes 2004, 28 ff The hautbois quickly spread throughout Europe, including Great Britain, where it was called "hautboy", "hoboy", "hautboit", "howboye", and similar variants of the French name.