hackbut
Origin of hackbut
1- Also hag·but [hag-buht] /ˈhæg bʌt/ .
Other words from hackbut
- hack·but·eer [hak-buh-teer], /ˌhæk bəˈtɪər/, noun
Words Nearby hackbut
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How to use hackbut in a sentence
Anthony hackbut, of Boyne's Bank, had been giving himself up latterly to this fatal comparison.
Rhoda Fleming, Complete | George MeredithBut the courageous Laird gave it over without shot of hackbut, and for his reward was caused to march upon foot to London.
A kitchen jack leaned against a pyx, a republican sabre on a mediaeval hackbut.
The Magic Skin | Honore de BalzacBetter known is the band of 2000 hackbut-men which the Earl of Lincoln brought to Stoke in 1487.
The Art of War in the Middle Ages A.D. 378-1515 | C. W. C. OmanShe belongs to old hackbut of the Bank—the old porter, you know.
Rhoda Fleming, Complete | George Meredith
British Dictionary definitions for hackbut
hagbut
/ (ˈhækbʌt) /
another word for arquebus
Derived forms of hackbut
- hackbuteer, hackbutter, hagbuteer or hagbutter, noun
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