- arquebus
- variant of harquebus
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
arquebus
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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
arquebus — [är′kwə bəs] n. HARQUEBUS … English World 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
arquebus(e) — , harquebus n. ancient hand gun supported on tripod. ♦ arquebusier, n. soldier armed with arquebus … Dictionary of difficult words
arquebus — var. of HARQUEBUS. * * * arquebus and derivatives: see harquebus … Useful english dictionary
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 — /ahr kweuh beuhs/, n., pl. arquebuses. harquebus. * * * … Universalium
arquebus — ar·que·bus || É‘ËkwɪbÉ™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
