basset oboe

Definitions of basset oboe
  1. noun
    an oboe pitched an octave below the ordinary oboe
    synonyms: heckelphone
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    type of:
    hautbois, hautboy, oboe
    a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
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