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Definition of Arquebuses
1. arquebus [n] - See also: arquebus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Arquebuses
Literary usage of Arquebuses
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini, John Addington Symonds (1889)
"So then, off dashed the four brave lads, and came up with the guard of the
Bargello—upwards of fifty constables, counting pikes, arquebuses, and two-handed ..."
2. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803: Explorations by Early Navigators by Emma Helen Blair, James Alexander Robertson, Edward Gaylord Bourne (1905)
"... muskets 66 i Dutch arquebus 4 19 Macao arquebuses -57 16 Dutch muskets 64 1
musket de ... arquebuses 10 7 arquebuses from Macao 21 7 Japanese small guns ..."
3. Calendar of State Papers: Foreign Series, of the Reign of Elizabeth by Great Britain Public Record Office (1867)
"Is sure that he had of his own 100 corslets and 100 arquebuses furnished with
... and at his house in London were three score corslets, 100 arquebuses, ..."
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