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sackbut

(sak′but′)

noun

a medieval wind instrument, forerunner of the trombone
Origin: incorrect transl. of Aram sabecha
Bible a stringed instrument resembling a lyre: Dan. 3:5

Origin: MFr, saquebute, sackbut, earlier, hooked lance for fighting on horseback < OFr saquer, to draw, pull < VL *saccare, to pull (from a sack) < L saccus, sack + OFr bouter, to push, butt

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noun

A medieval instrument resembling the trombone.

Origin:

Origin: French saquebute

Origin: , from Old French saqueboute

Origin: : Old North French saquier, to pull; see saccade

Origin: + Old French bouter, to push (of Germanic origin; see bhau- in Indo-European roots)

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