ar·que·bus /ˈɑrkwɪ(ˌ)bəs, kəbəs/
火繩鉤槍
Ar·que·bus, Ar·que·buse 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. [Written also harquebus.]
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arquebus
n : an obsolete firearm with a long barrel [syn: harquebus, hackbut,
hagbut]