OBOE
NOUNS
► HAUTBOY ► HOBOY an oboe → 1575
► HAWBOY a hautboy; an oboe → 1889 Eng. dial.
► WAITS wind instruments, either hautboys (oboes), flutes, or shawms (forerunner of the oboe) → 1530 obs.
NOUNS – PERSON
► HAUTBOY ► HOBOY an oboe player → 1633
► HAUTBOYIST a player on the oboe → 1864
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