hautbois
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.haut·bois
noun \ˈ(h)ō-ˌbȯi\ plural hautbois \-ˌbȯiz\ or haut·boys
Definition of HAUTBOIS
: oboe
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haut·bois or haut·boy \ˈ(h)ō-ˌbȯi\
Origin of HAUTBOIS
Middle French hautbois, from haut high + bois wood
First Known Use: 1575
Rhymes with HAUTBOIS
ahoy, alloy, annoy, bad boy, ball boy, batboy, B-boy, beachboy, bellboy, bell buoy, best boy, big boy, bok choy, borzoi, boy toy, busboy, callboy, carboy, charpoy, choirboy, convoy, cowboy, decoy, deploy, destroy, doughboy, employ, enjoy, envoy, flyboy, footboy, Hanoi, highboy, homeboy, houseboy, killjoy, Khoikhoi, life buoy, linkboy, lowboy, McCoy, newsboy, old boy, page boy, playboy, plowboy, po'boy, postboy, potboy, Quemoy, Rob Roy, Saint Croix, Savoy, schoolboy, sepoy, stock boy, tallboy, tatsoi, teapoy, Tolstoy, tomboy, travois, viceroy
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