hautbois

Meanings

Plural: hautbois

Noun

a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
Any of a family of organ stops that contain reeds.
Any of the (now obsolete) predecessors of the oboe or cor anglais.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French hautbois. Doublet of oboe and hautboy.

Synonyms

hautboy, oboe

Scrabble Score: 13

hautbois is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
hautbois is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 14

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