Hackbut (Noun)
Meaning
An obsolete firearm with a long barrel.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The hackbut, an early firearm with a long barrel, was a precursor to the modern rifle.
- The infantrymen were carrying hackbuts into battle as early as the 15th century.
- Historians point to the hackbut as an early experiment in long-range firearms.
- Archaeologists working on the battlefield uncovered remnants of a 16th-century hackbut.
- The museum's collection included an undated but well-preserved example of a medieval hackbut.