oboe
noun/ˈəʊbəʊ/
/ˈəʊbəʊ/
- a musical instrument of the woodwind group. It is like a pipe in shape and has a double reed at the top that you blow into.Topics Musicc2Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Italian, or from French hautbois, from haut ‘high’ + bois ‘wood’.
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