Definitions for: Arquebus

[n] an obsolete firearm with a long barrel

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.]

Synonyms: hackbut, hagbut, harquebus

See Also: muzzle loader

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