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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