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Noun: hackbut  hak-but
  1. An obsolete firearm with a long barrel
    "The museum displayed a rare 16th-century hackbut";
    - arquebus [archaic], harquebus, hagbut

Derived forms: hackbuts

Type of: muzzle loader

Encyclopedia: Hackbut