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hagbuts

hagbuts is the plural of hagbut.

Meaning of hagbut

Noun

hagbut (plural hagbuts)

  1. (obsolete) An arquebus, a firearm with a long barrel.
    • A few culverins and hagbuts were the unwieldy fire-arms, then borne by the ſoldiers.1797, John Pinkerton, The History Of Scotland From The Accession Of The House Of Stuart to that of Mary, volume 2, page 407
    Synonyms:
    arquebus

Questions about hagbuts

What is hagbuts the plural of?
Hagbuts is the plural of hagbut.

Words near hagbuts in the dictionary

  1. hagbus
  2. hagbush
  3. hagbushes
  4. hagbusses
  5. hagbut
  6. hagbuts
  7. hagbutter
  8. hagbutters
  9. hagden
  10. hagdens
  11. hagdon

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