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ARQUEBUS
arquebus, harquebus, hackbut, hagbut
(noun) an obsolete firearm with a long barrel
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
arquebus (plural arquebuses)
Alternative form of harquebus (“An obsolete matchlock firearm”).
Verb
arquebus (third-person singular simple present arquebuses, present participle arquebusing, simple past and past participle arquebused)
(transitive, rare) To shoot with an arquebus.
Source: Wiktionary
Ar"que*bus, Ar"que*buse, n. Etym: [F. arquebuse, OF. harquebuse, fr. D. haak-bus; cf. G. hakenbĂĽchse a gun with a hook. See Hagbut.]
Definition: A sort of hand gun or firearm a contrivance answering to a trigger, by which the burning match was applied. The musket was a later invention. [Written also harquebus.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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