noun
also shalm ˈshȯm
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English schalme, shalmye, from Middle French chalemie, from Old French, alter, of chalemel, from Late Latin calamellus small reed, diminutive of Latin calamus reed, from Greek kalamos — more at haulm
: one of a family of early double-reed straight-bodied woodwind instruments preceding the oboe family — compare bombard , bombardon