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Definition of Arquebus
1. Noun. An obsolete firearm with a long barrel.
Definition of Arquebus
1. n. A sort of hand gun or firearm a contrivance answering to a trigger, by which the burning match was applied. The musket was a later invention.
Definition of Arquebus
1. Noun. an obsolete matchlock firearm ¹
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Definition of Arquebus
1. an early portable firearm [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Arquebus
Literary usage of Arquebus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Arts in the Middle Ages, and at the Period of the Renaissance by P. L. Jacob, James Dafforne (1870)
"This was the matchlock arquebus still used by certain Eastern nations in our time,
... Although the matchlock arquebus, which was made lighter, ..."
2. Spanish Arms and Armour: Being a Historical and Descriptive Account of the by Albert Frederick Calvert (1907)
"arquebus of Don John of Austria ( К t4), . . aog a. i arquebus Handle, Dagger,
and Primer combined (G i5i) 209 ). arquebus of Don John Joseph of Austria (K ..."
3. Elements of Military Art and History: Comprising the History and Tactics of by Nicolas Édouard Delabarre-Duparcq (1863)
"The heavy arquebus was gradually superseded by the musket. The depth of the
infantry formation was diminished, as defensive armor and the pike were ..."
4. ... A History of Modern Europe by Merrick Whitcomb (1903)
"The musket was the arquebus, somewhat shortened and reduced in weight, without
the fork. They were made with both wheel and match-locks. ..."
5. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"The prototype of the modern military weapon is the arquebus (9.9. ... Various dates
are given for the introduction of the arquebus, which owed many of its ..."
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