HARQUEBUSE

Noun

harquebuse (plural harquebuses)

Alternative form of harquebus

Source: Wiktionary


Har"que*bus, Har"que*buse, n. Etym: [See Arquebus.]

Definition: A firearm with match holder, trigger, and tumbler, made in the second half of the 15th century. the barrel was about forty inches long. A form of the harquebus was subsequently called arquebus with matchlock.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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