Harquebus
Pronunciation : Har"que*bus, Har"que*buse
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [See Arquebus.]
Definition : Defn: A firearm with match holder, trigger, and tumbler, made in the second half of the 15th century. the barrel was about forty inches long. A form of the harquebus was subsequently called arquebus with matchlock.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913