arquebus
1Arquebus — Ar que*bus, Arquebuse Ar que*buse (?; 277), n. [F. arquebuse, OF. harquebuse, fr. D. haak bus; cf. G. hakenb[ u]chse a gun with a hook. See {Hagbut}.] A sort of hand gun or firearm a contrivance answering to a trigger, by which the burning match… …
2arquebus — [är′kwə bəs] n. HARQUEBUS …
3Arquebus — The arquebus (sometimes spelled harquebus, harkbus [ [http://www.ultralingua.com/ Ultralingua] 4.49] or hackbut; from Dutch haakbus , meaning hook gun [ [http://www.writersevents.com/Words Starting with A/aromatic compound arteries/arquebus… …
4arquebus(e) — , harquebus n. ancient hand gun supported on tripod. ♦ arquebusier, n. soldier armed with arquebus …
5arquebus — var. of HARQUEBUS. * * * arquebus and derivatives: see harquebus …
6arquebus with matchlock — Harquebus Har que*bus Harquebuse Har que*buse (h[aum]r kw[ e]*b[u^]s), n. [See {Arquebus}.] A firearm with match holder, trigger, and tumbler, made in the second half of the 15th century. The barrel was about forty inches long. A form of the… …
7arquebus — variant of harquebus …
8arquebus — /ahr kweuh beuhs/, n., pl. arquebuses. harquebus. * * * …
9arquebus — ar·que·bus || É‘ËkwɪbÉ™s n. (Archaic) firearm with a long barrel …
10arquebus — [ α:kwɪbəs] noun variant spelling of harquebus …