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—hackbuteer /hak'beuh tear"/, n./hak"but/, n.harquebus.[1535-45; earlier hacquebute < MF, var. of ha(r)quebusche < MD hakebusse lit., hookgun; see HARQUEBUS]
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hackbut — [hak′but΄] n. [Fr haquebut < obs. Du hakebus < hake, haak, HOOK + bus, a gun, gun barrel, lit., box: so named from method of support during firing] a kind of harquebus … English World dictionary
Hackbut — An early *harquebus … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
hackbut — n. harquebus, firearm having a long barrel which is no longer in use; matchlock gun created in the 15th century … English contemporary dictionary
hackbut — hack·but … English syllables
hackbut — /ˈhækbʌt/ (say hakbut) noun → arquebus. {Middle French haquebute, blend of buter to butt and Middle French haquebusche (from Middle Dutch, from hakebus, literally, a hook gun) …
hackbut — noun an obsolete firearm with a long barrel • Syn: ↑arquebus, ↑harquebus, ↑hagbut • Hypernyms: ↑muzzle loader … Useful english dictionary
harquebus — /hahr kweuh beuhs/, n., pl. harquebuses. any of several small caliber long guns operated by a matchlock or wheel lock mechanism, dating from about 1400. Also, harquebuse, harquebuss, arquebus. Also called hackbut, hagbut. [1525 35; < MF… … Universalium
Arms — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Arms >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 arm arm arms Sgm: N 1 weapon weapon deadly weapon Sgm: N 1 armament armament armaments armature Sgm: N 1 panoply panoply stand of arms … English dictionary for students
hag|but — «HAG buht», noun. = hackbut. (Cf. ↑hackbut) … Useful english dictionary
Arquebus — The arquebus (sometimes spelled harquebus, harkbus [ [http://www.ultralingua.com/ Ultralingua] 4.49] or hackbut; from Dutch haakbus , meaning hook gun [ [http://www.writersevents.com/Words Starting with A/aromatic compound arteries/arquebus… … Wikipedia
