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  1. 1. n. A wind instrument of the double reed kind, furnished with holes, which are stopped by the fingers, and by keys, as in flutes. It forms the natural bass to the oboe, clarinet, etc. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family Source: wordnet
  3. 3. A wind instrument of the double reed kind, furnished with holes, which are stopped by the fingers, and by keys, as in flutes. It forms the natural bass to the oboe, clarinet, etc. Note: Its compass comprehends three octaves. For convenience of carriage it is divided into two parts; whence it is also called a fagot. Source: webster
  4. 4. A wind instrument of the double reed kind, furnished withholes, which are stopped by the fingers, and by keys, as in flutes.It forms the natural bass to the oboe, clarinet, etc. Source: adambom
  5. 5. n:100 n. a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family Source: ecdict

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