Definition of Hackbut

1. Noun. An obsolete firearm with a long barrel.

Exact synonyms: Arquebus, Hagbut, Harquebus
Generic synonyms: Muzzle Loader

Definition of Hackbut

1. a type of gun [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hackbut

hack writer
hackability
hackable
hackamore
hackamores
hackaround
hackarounds
hackathon
hackathons
hackberries
hackberry
hackbolt
hackbolts
hackbuss
hackbusses
hackbut (current term)
hackbuts
hacked
hacked it
hackee
hackees
hacker
hackerdom
hackeries
hackerish
hackerproof
hackers
hackerspace
hackerspaces
hackery

Literary usage of Hackbut

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"Same as hackbut. hack-barrow (hak'bar^o), в. A large wheelbarrow used to carry green bricks from brick- making machines to the drying-sheds. hackamore ..."

2. The Pocket Edition of the Works of George Meredith: Originally Emilia in England by George Meredith (1897)
"CHAPTER XXV OF THE FEARFUL TEMPTATION WHICH CAME UPON ANTHONY hackbut, AND OF HIS MEETING WITH DAHLIA IT requires, happily, many years of an ordinary man's ..."

3. Through Romany Songland by Laura Alexandrine Smith (1889)
"He refers to the use of the hackbut and cymbals amongst the gypsies in former times. At the present day the hackbut is a favourite instrument ..."

4. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"... often and wrongly supposed to indicate the hackbut's affinity with the ... the arquebus or hackbut came into prominence as a distinct type of weapon. ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Hackbut on Dictionary.com!Search for Hackbut on Thesaurus.com!Search for Hackbut on Google!Search for Hackbut on Wikipedia!

Search