What is pl. Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians; not used in the singular. [Obs.] Halliwell called?
wait — pl. Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians; not used in the singular. [Obs.] Halliwell. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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