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Webster 1913 Edition

Hautboy

Haut′boy

(hō′boi)
,
Noun.
[F.
hautbois
, lit., high wood;
haut
high +
bois
wood. So called on account of its high tone. See
Haughty
,
Bush
; and cf.
Oboe
.]
1.
(Mus.)
A wind instrument, sounded through a reed, and similar in shape to the clarinet, but with a thinner tone. Now more commonly called
oboe
. See Illust. of
Oboe
.
2.
(Bot.)
A sort of strawberry (
Fragaria elatior
).

Webster 1828 Edition

Hautboy

HAUTBOY

,
Noun.
ho'boy. A wind instrument, somewhat resembling a flute, but widening towards the bottom, and sounded through a reed. The treble is two feet long. The tenor goes a fifth lower, when blown open. It has only eight holes; but the base, which is five feet long, has eleven.

Definition 2024

hautboy

hautboy

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Noun

hautboy ‎(plural hautboys)

  1. (dated, music) The oboe.
  2. (music) A reed stop on an organ giving a similar sound.
  3. A tall-growing strawberry, Fragaria elatior, having a musky flavour.

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From French hautbois

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