Arquebus — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
 
arquebus — [är′kwə bəs] n. HARQUEBUS …   English World dictionary
 
Arquebus — 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… …   Wikipedia
 
arquebus(e) —   , harquebus   n. ancient hand gun supported on tripod.    ♦ arquebusier, n. soldier armed with arquebus …   Dictionary of difficult words
 
arquebus — var. of HARQUEBUS. * * * arquebus and derivatives: see harquebus …   Useful english dictionary
 
arquebus 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
 
arquebus — variant of harquebus …   New Collegiate Dictionary
 
arquebus — /ahr kweuh beuhs/, n., pl. arquebuses. harquebus. * * * …   Universalium
 
arquebus — ar·que·bus || É‘ËkwɪbÉ™s n. (Archaic) firearm with a long barrel …   English contemporary dictionary
 
arquebus — [ α:kwɪbəs] noun variant spelling of harquebus …   English new terms dictionary