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arquebus
ar·que·bus A0435000 (är′kə-bəs, -kwə-)n. Variant of harquebus.arquebus (ˈɑːkwɪbəs) or harquebusn (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a portable long-barrelled gun dating from the 15th century: fired by a wheel-lock or matchlock. Also called: hackbut or hagbut [C16: 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]har•que•bus (ˈhɑr kwə bəs) small-caliber long gun operated by a matchlock or wheel-lock mechanism, dating from about 1400. [1525–35; < Middle French harquebusche (with intrusive -r-) < Middle Dutch hākebusse=hāke hook + busse gun (literally, box) < Late Latin buxis, for Latin buxus box">
n., pl. -bus•es. small-caliber long gun operated by a matchlock or wheel-lock mechanism, dating from about 1400. [1525–35; < Middle French harquebusche (with intrusive -r-) < Middle Dutch hākebusse=hāke hook + busse gun (literally, box) < Late Latin buxis, for Latin buxus box1] har`que•bus•ier′ (-kwə bəˈsɪər) n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  arquebus - an obsolete firearm with a long barrelhackbut, hagbut, harquebusmuzzle loader - an obsolete firearm that was loaded through the muzzle |
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