| Pronunciation: | | 'hârkwubus
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[n] an obsolete firearm with a long barrel |
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HARQUEBUS is a 9 letter word that starts with H. |
| | Synonyms: | | arquebus, hackbut, hagbut |
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| | See Also: | | muzzle loader |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Har"que*bus\, Harquebuse \Har"que*buse\, n. [See
{Arquebus}.]
A firearm with match holder, trigger, and tumbler, made in
the second half of the 15th century. the barrel was about
forty inches long. A form of the harquebus was subsequently
called arquebus with matchlock.
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