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hagbutter

hagbutter noun: a soldier armed with a hagbut or arquebus.

Noun

hagbutter (plural hagbutters)

  1. A soldier armed with a hagbut or arquebus.
    • At the foot of the bog there were a number of turf dykes , to which the hagbutters on both sides rode , the one taking possession of the head of them , and the other the foot . Here the firing commenced , the earl's men shooting first1864, James Paterson, History of the Counties of Ayr and Wigton: Carrick
    • Supplementing Lord Borthwick's guardianship of the Queen with the chaperonage of one hundred and fifty hagbutters, the Duke left the Castle by night at the head of fifty hagbutters and as many friends as he could collect.1937, Robert Gore-Browne, Lord Bothwell and Mary, Queen of Scots: A Study of the Life […]

Forms of hagbutter

pluralhagbutters
alternative formhackbutter

Origin of hagbutter

From hagbut + -er.

Questions about hagbutter

What does hagbutter mean?
Hagbutter means a soldier armed with a hagbut or arquebus.
What part of speech is hagbutter?
Hagbutter is a noun.
What is the plural of hagbutter?
The plural of hagbutter is hagbutters.

Words near hagbutter in the dictionary

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

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