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haquebut

haquebut is the obsolete spelling 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

Forms of haquebut

pluralhaquebuts

Questions about haquebut

What is haquebut the obsolete spelling of?
Haquebut is the obsolete spelling of hagbut.

Words near haquebut in the dictionary

  1. Haq
  2. HAQER
  3. Haqq
  4. Haqs
  5. Haque
  6. haquebut
  7. haquebuts
  8. Haques
  9. haqueton
  10. haquetons
  11. har

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