Definition of "arquebus" []

• Variant of harquebus. (noun)

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• "He fought the Mohawk and Onondaga with wooden armor and an early firearm called the arquebus"
• "Calling it an "arquebus" would be stretching the point."
• "In terms of accuracy, the arquebus was unable to match the accuracy of a bow in the hands of a highly-skilled archer."