hautboy

(bo̵i′, ō-)

noun

oboe

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)
An oboe.

Origin:

Origin: French hautbois

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: : haut, high; see haughty

Origin: + bois, wood (of Germanic origin)

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