'Harquebus' definitions:
Definition of 'harquebus'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Harquebus'
From: GCIDE
- Harquebus \Har"que*bus\ Harquebuse \Har"que*buse\ (h[aum]r"kw[-e]*b[u^]s), n. [See Arquebus.] 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. [1913 Webster]