arquebus

English

A man firing an arquebus.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.kwɪ.bəs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɑɹ.kwɪ.bəs/, /ˈɑɹ.kɪ.bəs/

Noun

arquebus (plural arquebuses or arquebusses)

1. Alternative form of harquebus (“an obsolete matchlock firearm”).
   • 2020, Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light, Fourth Estate, page 377:

     No one saw fire in the murk — as it might be, the match-flare for an arquebus.

Derived terms

• arquebusier

Translations

firearm — see harquebus

Verb

arquebus (third-person singular simple present arquebuses, present participle arquebusing, simple past and past participle arquebused)

1. (transitive, rare) To shoot with an arquebus.