HAGBUT

arquebus, harquebus, hackbut, hagbut

(noun) an obsolete firearm with a long barrel

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Noun

hagbut (plural hagbuts)

(obsolete) An arquebus, a firearm with a long barrel.

Synonyms

• arquebus

Source: Wiktionary

Hag"but, n. Etym: [OF. haquebute, prob. a corruption of D. haakbus; haak hook + bus gun barrel. See Hook, and 2d Box, and cf. Arquebus.]

Definition: A harquebus, of which the but was bent down or hooked for convenience in taking aim. [Written also haguebut and hackbuss.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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