WikiWord

English

harquebus

/ˈhɑɹkwɨbʌs/ · noun

Meaning

  1. An obsolete matchlock firearm.
  2. A portable gun, varying in size from a small cannon to a musket. When used in the field it was supported upon a tripod or trestle.

Etymology / origin

No prose etymology has been added yet.

No ancestor words have been linked yet.

Related words

Descendant words

No descendant words have been linked yet.

Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
harquebus — meaning and etymology | WikiWord