What does "arquebus" mean?

Alternative form of harquebus (“an obsolete matchlock firearm”).

What is a synonym for "arquebus"?

Common synonyms include: gun, hackbut, hagbut, harquebus, six shooter.

Pronounced //ˈɑː.kwɪ.bəs//.

/ˈɑː.kwɪ.bəs/ noun, verb

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Noun

1
Alternative form of harquebus (“an obsolete matchlock firearm”). alt-of, alternative
"No one saw fire in the murk — as it might be, the match-flare for an arquebus."
2
an obsolete firearm with a long barrel wordnet

Verb

"No one saw fire in the murk — as it might be, the match-flare for an arquebus."