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Noun: oboe  ow-bow
  1. A slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
    - hautboy [archaic], hautbois [archaic]

Derived forms: oboes

See also: oboist

Type of: double reed, double-reed instrument

Encyclopedia: Oboe

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