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noun
A musical instrument resembling the oboe, but pitched an octave lower.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
an oboe pitched an octave below the ordinary oboe
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: basset oboe
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Broader terms: oboe, hautboy, hautbois
History
From German Heckelphon, named after the inventors, Wilhelm Heckel and his sons.
