different between hagbut vs harquebus

English

Noun

hagbut (plural hagbuts)

1. (obsolete) An arquebus, a firearm with a long barrel.
   • 1889, Register, Volume 9, H. M. General Register House, Scotland, page 301,

     […] Wilkine Johnnstoun of Aschescheillis, William Douglas of Reidhous, Robert Dynwiddie in Kirkmichaell, and Johnne Robsoun there, almost continually since April 1610 have worn hagbuts and pistolets and used them for their revenge on persons against whom they have quarrel.

Alternative forms

• haquebut

Synonyms

• arquebus

References

• hagbut in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

English

Alternative forms

• arquebus, hackbuss, hackbut, hagbus, hagbut, hagebut, harbus, harbush, harquebuse, harquebuss

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hakebus, hagebus (Dutch haakbus).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?h??k?b?s/, /?h??kw?b?s/

Noun

harquebus (plural harquebuses or harquebusses)

1. An obsolete matchlock firearm.
2. A portable gun, varying in size from a small cannon to a musket. When used in the field it was supported upon a tripod or trestle.

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