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Definition of "arquebuse" []

  • A sort of trigger-based handgun or firearm, by which a burning match was applied, from which the musket was derived. (noun)

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Use "arquebuse" in a sentence
  • "This early model was called an arquebuse à croc, after the crutch that was needed to steady the weapon."
  • "In short, Champlain fought at Lake Champlain, and probably at the Rivière des Iroquois and the Onondaga Village, with an arquebuse à rouet that was fired by a wheel lock."
  • "These weapons were reported by contemporary writers to weigh in the range of 8.5 to 15 pounds, less than an arquebuse à croc."