ar·que·bus (är k -bs, -kw-)n. Variant of harquebus. |
arquebus [ˈɑːkwɪbəs], harquebus
n
(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a portable long-barrelled gun dating from the 15th century: fired by a wheel-lock or matchlock Also called hackbut hagbut
[via Old French harquebuse from Middle Dutch hakebusse, literally: hook gun, from the shape of the butt, from hake hook + busse box, gun, from Late Latin busis box]
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| Noun | 1. |  arquebus - an obsolete firearm with a long barrelmuzzle loader - an obsolete firearm that was loaded through the muzzle |
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