Found 2 items, similar to Hagbut.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: hagbut
hagbut
n : an obsolete firearm with a long barrel [syn:
arquebus,
harquebus,
hackbut]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Hagbut
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]