arquebus

ar·que·bus  (ärk-bs, -kw-)

n.

Variant of harquebus.

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

arquebus - an obsolete firearm with a long barrel hackbut, hagbut, harquebus muzzle loader - an obsolete firearm that was loaded through the muzzle