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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An arquebus, a firearm with a long barrel. obsolete

   "A few culverins and hagbuts were the unwieldy fire-arms, then borne by the ſoldiers."

2. 2
   an obsolete firearm with a long barrel wordnet

Synonyms

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arquebusarquebushackbutharquebus

Example

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"A few culverins and hagbuts were the unwieldy fire-arms, then borne by the ſoldiers."

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