harquebus
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1ADJ.
ponderous
Definitions
noun
An obsolete matchlock firearm.
All the while they had their eye and foot so quicke and readie, that as soone as ever they saw the harquebuse raised to the cheeke, so soon were they on the ground, and eftsoone to answer with their bowes, and to the their way, if by chance they perceived that we were about to take them.
A portable gun, varying in size from a small cannon to a musket. When used in the field it was supported upon a tripod or trestle.
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Synonyms
noun — an obsolete firearm with a long barrel
- arquebus
- hackbut
- hagbut
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2All the while they had their eye and foot so quicke and readie, that as soone as ever they saw the harquebuse raised to the cheeke, so soon were they on the ground, and eftsoone to answer with their b
WiktionaryThe recoil of the ponderous harquebus was too much for poor Winslow's shoulder.
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