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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sack•but (sak′but′),USA pronunciation n. - Music and Dancea medieval form of the trombone.
- Biblean ancient stringed musical instrument. Dan. 3.
- Middle French saquebute, earlier saqueboute, saquebot(t)e origin, originally, a kind of hooked lance, apparently with saque (it) pulls (see saccade); identity of 2d element uncertain
- 1495–1505
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sackbut /ˈsækˌbʌt/ n - a medieval form of trombone
Etymology: 16th Century: from French saqueboute, from Old French saquer to pull + bouter to push; see butt³: used in the Bible (Daniel 3) as a mistranslation of Aramaic sabb'ka stringed instrument |