harquebus

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhɑɹkɨbʌs/, /ˈhɑɹkwɨbʌs/

Noun

harquebus (plural harquebuses or harquebusses)

1. An obsolete matchlock firearm.
2. 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.

Translations

• French: arquebuse
• German: Arkebuse, Hakenbüchse
• Italian: archibugio
• Portuguese: arcabuz
• Russian: аркебу́за
• Spanish: arcabuz

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