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, lit., oboe of the
chase], are names of obsolete modifications of the oboe, often
found in the scores of Bach and Handel.

O"bo*ist (?), n. A performer on
the oboe.

Ob"o*la*ry (?), a. [See Obolus.]
Possessing only small coins; impoverished. [R.]
Lamb.

Ob"ole (?), n. [Cf.F. obole. See
Obolus.] (Old Pharm.) A weight of twelve grains;
or, according to some, of ten grains, or half a scruple.
[Written also obol.]

Ob"o*lize (?), v. t. See
Obelize.

Ob"o*lo (?), n. [Cf. Obolus.]
A copper coin, used in the Ionian Islands, about one cent in
value.

||Ob"o*lus (?), n.;pl.
Oboli (#). [L., fr Gr. (&?;)] (Gr.Antiq.)
(a) A small silver coin of Athens, the sixth
part of a drachma, about three cents in value.
(b) An ancient weight, the sixth part of a
drachm.

Ob`o*me"goid (?), a. [Pref.

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