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arquebus

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1. n. Alt. of Arquebuse Source: opted
2. n. an obsolete firearm with a long barrel Source: wordnet
3. 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.] Source: webster
4. n. an obsolete firearm with a long barrel Source: ecdict

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firearm barrel long obsolete arquebuse alt answering applied burning contrivance gun hand harquebus invention later match musket sort trigger written

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arquebusade arquebusier

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