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hackbut

/ˈhæk.bʌt/

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noun

formalcommonobsolete/ˈhæk.bʌt/

An obsolete noun referring to an early type of firearm with a long barrel, used historically before more modern firearms were developed.

  • 🇷🇺Устаревшее существительное, обозначающее ранний тип огнестрельного оружия с длинным стволом, использовавшийся исторически до появления более современного огнестрельного оружия.
  1. Obsolete firearm C2 formal

    An early type of portable firearm with a long barrel, used in the 15th and 16th centuries, often fired from a support.

    • The soldier aimed his hackbut at the approaching enemy.
    • Hackbuts were notoriously slow to reload.
    • The museum displayed a collection of hackbuts and other early firearms.

    🇷🇺Аркебуза

    Synonyms: arquebushagbutharquebus