Usually means: Early form of large musket.
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  1. hackbut: Merriam-Webster
  2. hackbut: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. hackbut: Collins English Dictionary
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  5. Hackbut, hackbut: Wordnik
  6. hackbut: Wiktionary
  7. hackbut: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. hackbut: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. hackbut: Dictionary.com
  10. Hackbut: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. hackbut: Rhymezone
  12. hackbut: FreeDictionary.org
  13. hackbut: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. hackbut: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  Obsolete form of arquebus.

Similar:
hagbut, arquebus, harquebus, hackbush, harquebuze, hagbush, arcubus, haquebut, musquet, musquetry, more...

Opposite:
matchlock, arquebus

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Similar:
hagbut, arquebus, harquebus, hackbush, harquebuze, hagbush, arcubus, haquebut, musquet, musquetry, more...

Opposite:
matchlock, arquebus



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