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Ar"quebuse} (; 277), n.[F. arquebuse, OF. harquebuse, fr. D. haak-bus; cf. G. hakenbchse a gun with a hook. See Hagbut.] 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. [Written also harquebus.] スポンサード リンク
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