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harquebus
har·que·bus [ hrkəbəss, hrkwəbəss ] (plural har·que·bus·es) or ar·que·bus [ rkəbəss ] (plural ar·que·bus·es)


noun 
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heavy portable gun: an early portable gun with a long barrel, supported on a tripod by a hook or on a forked post
[Mid-16th century. Via French (h)arquebuse< Middle Dutch hakebus< hake(n) "hook" + bus(se) "gun"; from the hook supporting it]

har·que·bus·ier [ hrkəbə sr, hrkwəbə sr ] noun
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