hagbut

Noun

hag=but

WORDNET DICTIONARY

hagbut(n = noun.artifact) arquebus, hackbut, harquebus - an obsolete firearm with a long barrel; Array

is a kind of muzzle loader

hagbut, n. [OF. haquebute, prob. a corruption of D. haakbus; haak hook + bus gun barrel. See Hook, and 2d Box, and cf. Arquebus.].

A harquebus, of which the but was bent down or hooked for convenience in taking aim. [1913 Webster]

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