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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024har•que•bus (här′kwə bəs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -bus•es. - Militaryany of several small-caliber long guns operated by a matchlock or wheel-lock mechanism, dating from about 1400.
Also, har′que•buse, har′que•buss, arquebus. Also called hackbut, hagbut. - Late Latin buxis for Latin buxus box1
- Middle Dutch hākebusse, equivalent. to hāke hook + busse gun (literally, box)
- Middle French harquebusche (with intrusive -r-)
- 1525–35
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: harquebus /ˈhɑːkwɪbəs/ n ( pl -buses)- a variant of arquebus
ar•que•bus (är′kwə bəs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -bus•es. - harquebus.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: arquebus /ˈɑːkwɪbəs/, harquebus n - a portable long-barrelled gun dating from the 15th century: fired by a wheel-lock or matchlock
Etymology: 16th Century: 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 |