hautboy

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

hautboy
    n 1: a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical
         bore and a double-reed mouthpiece [syn: {oboe}, {hautboy},
         {hautbois}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hautboy \Haut"boy\ (h[=o]"boi), n. [F. hautbois, lit., high
   wood; haut high + bois wood. So called on account of its high
   tone. See {Haughty}, {Bush}; and cf. {Oboe}.]
   1. (Mus.) A wind instrument, sounded through a reed, and
      similar in shape to the clarinet, but with a thinner tone.
      Now more commonly called {oboe}. See Illust. of {Oboe}.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Bot.) A sort of strawberry ({Fragaria elatior}).
      [1913 Webster]