Meaning Of The Word Shawm

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shawm in American English
an early double-reed wind instrument resembling the oboe
noun: an early musical woodwind instrument with a double reed: the forerunner of the modern oboe

shawm in British English
noun: a medieval form of the oboe with a conical bore and flaring bell, blown through a double reed

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