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Noun: arquebus  aa(r)-kwi-bus
Usage: archaic
  1. An obsolete firearm with a long barrel
    "The museum displayed an arquebus from the 16th century";
    - harquebus, hackbut, hagbut

Derived forms: arquebuses

Type of: muzzle loader

Encyclopedia: Arquebus