arquebus
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ar·que·bus
(är′kə-bəs, -kwə-)n.
Variant of harquebus.
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arquebus
(ˈɑːkwɪbəs) orharquebus
n
(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]
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har•que•bus
(ˈhɑr kwə bəs)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.
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| Noun | 1. |  arquebus - an obsolete firearm with a long barrelmuzzle loader - an obsolete firearm that was loaded through the muzzle |
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