Sackbut Definition

săkbŭt
noun
A medieval wind instrument, forerunner of the trombone.
Webster's New World
A stringed instrument resembling a lyre: Dan. 3:5
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Sackbut

Noun

Singular:
sackbut
Plural:
sackbuts

Origin of Sackbut

  • French saquebute from Old French saqueboute Old North French saquier to pull saccade Old French bouter to push (of Germanic origin bhau- in Indo-European roots)

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

  • Middle French sacquer (“to push") + bouter (“to pull")

    From Wiktionary

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