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Arquebus

Arquebus Meaning & Definition
Arquebus Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Arquebus?

[n] an obsolete firearm with a long barrel

Synonyms | Synonyms for Arquebus: hackbut | hagbut | harquebus

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See Also | muzzle loader

Arquebus In Webster's Dictionary

\Ar"que*bus\, Arquebuse \Ar"que*buse\ (?; 277), n. [F. arquebuse, OF. harquebuse, fr. D. haak-bus; cf. G. hakenb["u]chse a gun with a hook. See {Hagbut}.] A sort of hand gun or firearm a contrivance answering to a trigger, by which the burning match was applied. The musket was a later invention. [Written also {harquebus}.]

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