hackbut

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A long-barrel gun used in war from the 1400s to the 1600s

noun

Archaic

: hackbut

The museum displayed a rare hackbut from the sixteenth century.

Examples

While obsolete, the hackbut was a key weapon in early modern warfare.
Soldiers fired their hackbuts in a volley during the reenactment.
The hackbut was a popular weapon in medieval warfare.
Many soldiers carried hackbuts during the 16th century.
The museum displayed a rare hackbut from the sixteenth century.
Soldiers fired their hackbuts in a volley during the reenactment.
While obsolete, the hackbut was a key weapon in early modern warfare.

Synonyms

arquebus

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Archaic

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A long early gun carried and fired from the shoulder used in the 1500s and 1600s

is the general obsolete long-barrel weapon rather than stressing portability

harquebus

vshackbut

Archaic

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A long gun soldiers used in the 1500s and 1600s

is the same obsolete long-barrel firearm from those centuries

hagbut

vshackbut

Archaic

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An old gun with a long barrel used by soldiers to shoot from a distance

is used across later centuries too, not mainly limited to the earlier period

fusil

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Archaic

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A light old gun used by soldiers in the 1600s and 1700s

is an older long-barrel firearm used earlier than this lighter flintlock type

culverin

vshackbut

Archaic

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An old long-barrelled cannon used in wars in the 1500s and 1600s

is a smaller personal firearm rather than a heavy cannon or battlefield gun

Surface Forms

hackbut singular

hackbuts plural

Etymology

Hackbut comes from old Dutch and French words: hak meaning 'hook' and busse meaning 'barrel', so you can imagine a 'hooked barrel' or a long tube with a hook to steady it. That's why hackbut names an old long-barrel firearm used from the 15th to the 17th centuries.