Etymology

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Today it means: An oboe or similar treble double reed instrument. Full definition →

Middle French hautbois
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  1. Middle French · borrowed fromhautbois
  2. English todayhautboy

From Middle French hautbois. Doublet of oboe and hautbois.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.