sack·but (s k b t )n. A medieval instrument resembling the trombone. [French saquebute, from Old French saqueboute : Old North French saquier, to pull; see saccade + Old French bouter, to push (of Germanic origin; see bhau- in Indo-European roots).] |
sackbut [ˈsækˌbʌt]
n
(Music / Instruments) a medieval form of trombone
[from French saqueboute, from Old French saquer to pull + bouter to push; see butt3: used in the Bible (Daniel 3) as a mistranslation of Aramaic sabb'ka stringed instrument]
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| Noun | 1. |  sackbut - a medieval musical instrument resembling a trombonetrombone - a brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a U-shaped slide |
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