Definitions for: Harquebus

[n] an obsolete firearm with a long barrel

Webster (1913) 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.

Synonyms: arquebus, hackbut, hagbut

See Also: muzzle loader