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hagbut

[ hag-buht ]

noun



hagbut

/ ˈæɡʌ /

noun

  1. another word for arquebus
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ󲹲ܳˈ, noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hagbut1

First recorded in 1535–45; variant of hackbut
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Example Sentences

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Subsequently the stock was bent, a German invention, and the arm was called a hackbutt or hagbut, and the smaller variety a demihague.

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A hagbut or hand cannon, anciently in use.

From

The arquebus constructed in this manner was used in England in the time of Henry VIII., and was variously called haquebut, hakebut, hagbut, and hagbus, names all derived from the hooked shape of the butt.

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