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arquebus

Meaninghook-gun

Common meaning: an early handgun

Journey through time

  1. Dutchhaakbussource
  2. Frencharquebusesource
  3. Englisharquebus‘an early handgun’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Dutch haakbus ‘hook-gun’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry ARQUEBUS, p. 34 · dictionary scan

Roots

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