hautboy

American  

[hoh-boi, oh-boi] / ˈhoʊ bɔɪ, ˈoʊ bɔɪ /

noun

1. oboe.

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hautboy British  

/ ˈəʊbɔɪ /

noun

1. Also called: hautbois strawberry.   haubois.  a strawberry, Fragaria moschata, of central Europe and Asia, with large fruit

2. an archaic word for oboe

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Other Word Forms

• hautboyist noun

Etymology

Origin of hautboy

1565–75; < Middle French hautbois, equivalent to haut high ( see haughty) + bois wood ( see bush ¹)

Example Sentences

On the other side of the room, two players were dancing a jig to a time played on an hautboy.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

A small wooden gallery, for singers, over the west door, reminds one of the days when our country choirs were accompanied by hautboy, clarionet and fiddle, and almost the only hymns were “Tate and Brady.”

From Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter by Walter, James Conway

The poor animal, between a man and a monkey, piping harsh discords upon a hautboy, the girl whirling her crepitaculum, or rattle, and the boy beating his drum, conclude the catalogue of this harmonious band.

From The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings With Descriptions, and a Comment on Their Moral Tendency by Trusler, John

She was still in arms when the combined airs of a violin and a hautboy caught her ear.

From The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II by Various

He was eminent for his skill in playing upon the German flute and hautboy, and much employed as a teacher of music.

From The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings With Descriptions, and a Comment on Their Moral Tendency by Trusler, John