harquebus
/ˈhɑɹkɪbʌs/
harquebus noun: an obsolete matchlock firearm.
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Noun
harquebus (plural harquebuses or harquebusses)
- 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.1850, William Gilmore Simms, The Lily and the Totem: or, The Huguenots in Florida, Digitalized edition, Baker and Schribner, published 2009, page 292
- 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.
harquebus meaning in Tagalog, Indonesian and Thai
harquebus in Tagalog
- obsolete matchlock firearm
- astinggal, alkabus
harquebus in Indonesian
- obsolete matchlock firearm
- senapan kopak
harquebus in Thai
- obsolete matchlock firearm
- ปืนไฟ bpeun fai
Forms of harquebus
| plural | harquebuses |
|---|---|
| plural | harquebusses |
| alternative form | arquebus |
| alternative form | hackbuss |
| alternative form | hackbut |
| alternative form | hagbus |
| alternative form | hagbut |
| alternative form | hagebut |
| alternative form | harquebuse |
| alternative form | harquebuss |
Origin of harquebus
From 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.
Questions about harquebus
- What does harquebus mean?
- Harquebus means an obsolete matchlock firearm.
- What is harquebus in Tagalog?
- Harquebus in Tagalog is astinggal, alkabus. See Harquebus meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is harquebus?
- Harquebus is a noun.
- How do you pronounce harquebus?
- Harquebus is pronounced /ˈhɑɹkɪbʌs/.
- What is the plural of harquebus?
- The plural of harquebus is harquebuses.
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