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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 barrelplay

  Familiarity information: HACKBUT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HACKBUT (noun)


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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