arquebus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an obsolete firearm with a long barrel
    hagbut; hackbut; harquebus.

WordNet

Ar"que*bus, Ar"que*buse noun (Also<
  • Arquebus
  • Arquebuse
)
Etymology
F. arquebuse, OF. harquebuse, fr. D. haak-bus; cf. G. hakenbüchse a gun with a hook. See Hagbut.
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913