hagbut

[ hag-buht ]

/ ˈhæg bʌt /

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noun

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Origin of hagbut

First recorded in 1535–45; variant of hackbut

Words nearby hagbut

hag, Haganah, Hagar, Hagåtña, hagborn, hagbut, hagdon, Hagen, Hagerstown, hagfish, Haggada

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British Dictionary definitions for hagbut

hagbut

/ (ˈhæɡbʌt) /

noun

another word for arquebus

Derived forms of hagbut

hagbuteer or hagbutter, noun

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