Harquebus Definition

härkə-bəs, -kwə-
noun
An early type of portable gun, supported on a hooked staff or forked rest during firing.
Webster's New World
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Singular:
harquebus
Plural:
harquebuses, harquebusses

Origin of Harquebus

  • Obsolete French harquebuse from Old French alteration of Middle Dutch hakebus hake hook keg- in Indo-European roots busse gun (from Late Latin buxis box box1)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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