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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Arquebus

· Ar·que·bus · IPA /ˈɑɹ.kwɪ.bəs/
01 n. 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.
  1. 1.
    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.