Arquebus

Arquebus
Arquebus 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}.] [1913 Webster]

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  • arquebus with matchlock — Harquebus Har que*bus Harquebuse Har que*buse (h[aum]r kw[ e]*b[u^]s), 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • arquebus — variant of harquebus …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • arquebus — /ahr kweuh beuhs/, n., pl. arquebuses. harquebus. * * * …   Universalium

  • arquebus — ar·que·bus || ɑːkwɪbÉ™s n. (Archaic) firearm with a long barrel …   English contemporary dictionary

  • arquebus — [ α:kwɪbəs] noun variant spelling of harquebus …   English new terms dictionary

  • Arquebus — 1) An improved hand gun, either a match lock or wheel lock. (Davis, H.W. C. (ed.) Medieval England, 615) 2) A matchlock firearm originally manufactured in Germany in the mid fifteenth century (from hakenbüsche). (Wise, Terence. Medieval Warfare,… …   Medieval glossary

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