noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 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. 2
   an obsolete firearm with a long barrel wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   To shoot with an arquebus. rare, transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

gunhackbuthagbutharquebussix shooter

Example

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

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