SHAWM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A medieval oboe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("shawm" is a kind of...):

hautbois; hautboy; oboe (a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shawm"):

bombard; bombardon (a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family)

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