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1. n. A wind instrument of music, formerly in use, supposed to have resembled either the clarinet or the hautboy in form. Source: opted
2. n. a medieval oboe Source: wordnet
3. A wind instrument of music, formerly in use, supposed to have resembled either the clarinet or the hautboy in form. [Written also shalm, shaum.] Otway. Even from the shrillest shaum unto the cornamute. Drayton. Source: webster
4. A wind instrument of music, formerly in use, supposed to haveresembled either the clarinet or the hautboy in form. [Written alsoshalm, shaum.] Otway.Even from the shrillest shaum unto the cornamute. Drayton. Source: adambom

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clarinet either form formerly hautboy instrument music supposed wind cornamute even resembled shrillest unto written medieval oboe shalm

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