- looud
- Mawdesley Glossarya load.
English dialects glossary. 2013.
English dialects glossary. 2013.
hautboy — 1570s, from Fr. hautbois high wood (15c.; see OBOE (Cf. oboe)). The high is haut in its secondary sense of high pitched. Frequently nativized as hoboy. This Pageaunt waz clozd vp with a delectable harmony of Hautboiz, Shalmz, Coronets, and such… … Etymology dictionary