har|que|bus

har|que|bus
har|que|bus or har|que|buse «HAHR kwuh buhs», noun, plural -bus|es.
an old form of portable gun, used before muskets were invented. It was provided at first with a matchlock, afterwards with a wheel lock. Also, arquebus.
[< Middle French harquebuse < Italian archibuso, earlier arcubuso < Middle Dutch hakebus (literally) hook gun]

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  • harquebus — har•que•bus [[t]ˈhɑr kwə bəs[/t]] n. pl. bus•es mil small caliber long gun operated by a matchlock or wheel lock mechanism, dating from about 1400 • Etymology: 1525–35; < MF harquebusche (with intrusive r ) < MD hākebusse=hāke hook +busse… …   From formal English to slang

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