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HACKBUT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hackbut mean?
• HACKBUT (noun)
The noun HACKBUT has 1 sense:
1. an obsolete firearm with a long barrel
Familiarity information: HACKBUT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An obsolete firearm with a long barrel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
arquebus; hackbut; hagbut; harquebus
Hypernyms ("hackbut" is a kind of...):
muzzle loader (an obsolete firearm that was loaded through the muzzle)
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