(h)arquebus

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 253 words | Copyright

(h)arquebus early portable gun. XVI. — F. (h)arquebuse, ult. — MLG. hakebusse (mod. haakbus) or MHG. hake(n)bühse (mod. hakenbüchse); f. hake(n) hook + bus(se) fire-arm (a hook being orig. cast on the gun).
So (h)arquebusier XVI.

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