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sack·but  (skbt)
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
Noun
a medieval form of trombone [French saqueboute]
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Noun1.sackbutsackbut - a medieval musical instrument resembling a trombone
trombone - a brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a U-shaped slide
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