harquebus
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harquebus
- /ˈhɑɹkɪbʌs/
- /ˈhɑɹkwɪbʌs/
Where it comes from
From Middle French harquebuse, borrowed from Middle Low German hakebusse or Middle Dutch hakebus, hagebus (modern Dutch haakbus), from hôk (“hook”) + busse (“box; firelock”), from Old Saxon hōk + *buhsa, from Proto-Germanic *hōkaz + *buhsā.
noun harquebuses · harquebusses · arquebus · hackbuss · hackbut · hagbus
- An obsolete matchlock firearm. All the while they had their eye and foot so quicke and readie, that as soone as ever they saw the harquebuse raised to the cheeke, so soon were they on the ground, and eftsoone to answer with their bowes, and to the their way, if by chance they perceived that we were about to take them.
- A portable gun, varying in size from a small cannon to a musket. When used in the field it was supported upon a tripod or trestle.
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noun obsolete matchlock firearm
| Español | arcabuz |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 조총 jochong |
| 日本語 | 火縄銃 hinawajū |
| 中文 | 火繩槍 /火绳枪 huǒshéngqiāng |
| Português | arcabuz |
| Français | arquebuse |
| Deutsch | Hakenbüchse, Arkebuse |
| Italiano | archibugio |
| Ελληνικά | αρκεβούζιο arkevoúzio |
| Română | archebuză |
| Русский | аркебу́за arkebúza, пища́ль piščálʹ |
Talk about this word "harquebus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/harquebus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. harquebus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/harquebus "harquebus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/harquebus.Cite this
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title = {harquebus},
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