noun
Origin: Fr hautbois < haut, high (see haughty) + bois, wood < Frank *busk, forest: see bush
See hautboy in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also haut·bois
noun pl. haut·boys also haut·bois (-boizˌ)Origin:
Origin: French hautbois
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: : haut, high; see haughty
Origin: + bois, wood (of Germanic origin)
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