hagbut
/ˈhæɡˌbʌt/
noun
- An early type of portable firearm, similar to an arquebus, used in the 15th and 16th centuries.
- Hagbuts were slow to load but powerful for their time.
- The soldier carried a heavy hagbut into battle.
- In the museum, we saw a restored hagbut from the Renaissance period.
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