arquebus

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English - Turkish
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English - English
an obsolete matchlock firearm
(Askeri) The arquebus (sometimes spelled harquebus, harkbus or hackbut; from Dutch haakbus, meaning "hook gun") was a primitive firearm used in the 15th to 17th centuries. Like its successor, the musket, it was a smoothbore firearm, although somewhat smaller than its predecessors, which made it easier to carry. It was a forerunner of the rifle and other longarm firearms
A sort of hand gun or firearm a contrivance answering to a trigger, by which the burning match was applied
A primitive handheld firearm
(Spanish) A European matchlock gun; harquebus in English
The musket was a later invention
an obsolete firearm with a long barrel
{i} (Archaic) firearm with a long barrel
Matchlock gun, also called "teppo" in Japan Introduced in 1543 by the Portuguese
arquebus

    Hyphenation

    ar·que·bus

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    Etymology

    () From 15th century Dutch hakebusse, from hake (“hook”) + busse (“gun”).
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