harquebus

har·que·bus  (härk-bs, -kw-) also ar·que·bus (är-)

n.

A heavy portable matchlock gun invented during the 15th century. Also called hackbut.

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[Obsolete French harquebuse, from Old French, alteration of Middle Dutch hakebus : hake, hook; see keg- in Indo-European roots + busse, gun (from Late Latin buxis, box; see box¹).]

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harquebus [ˈhɑːkwɪbəs]

n pl -buses

(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a variant of arquebus

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

Translations

harquebus [ˈhɑːkwɪbəs] N (Hist) → arcabuz m