'Hagbut' definitions:

Definition of 'hagbut'

From: WordNet
noun
An obsolete firearm with a long barrel [syn: arquebus, harquebus, hackbut, hagbut]

Definition of 'Hagbut'

From: GCIDE
  • Hagbut \Hag"but\ (-b[u^]t), n. [OF. haquebute, prob. a corruption of D. haakbus; haak hook + bus gun barrel. See Hook, and 2d Box, and cf. Arquebus.] A harquebus, of which the but was bent down or hooked for convenience in taking aim. [Written also haguebut and hackbuss.] [1913 Webster]