sack|but

sack|but
sack|but «SAK buht», noun.
1. a bass trumpet with a slide like that of a trombone for altering the pitch. It was a form of the trombone in the Middle Ages.
2. an ancient stringed instrument mentioned in the Bible (Daniel 3).
[< Middle French, Old French, saquebute, Old North French saqueboute hooked lance for unhorsing an enemy; (literally) pull-push < saquer to pull (probably < sac < Latin saccus; see etym. under sack1 (Cf.sack)) + bouter to push. Compare etym. under butt3. (Cf.butt)]

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