Hypertext Webster Gateway: "haguebut"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hagbut \Hag"but\, n. [OF. haquebute, prob. a corruption of D.
haakbus; haak hook + bus gun barrel. See {Hook}, and 2d
{Box}, and cf. {Arquebus}.]
A harquebus, of which the but was bent down or hooked for
convenience in taking aim. [Written also {haguebut} and
{hackbuss}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Haguebut \Hague"but\, n.
See {Hagbut}.
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