Arquebus
Pronunciation : Ar"que*bus
Part of Speech : Ar"que*buse
Etymology : [F. arquebuse, OF. harquebuse, fr. D. haak-bus; cf. G. hakenb?chse a gun with a hook. See Hagbut.]
Definition : Defn: A sort of hand gun or firearm a contrivance answering to a trigger, by which the burning match was applied. The musket was a later invention. [Written also harquebus.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913