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arquebus

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1. arquebus - Noun

2. arquebus - Verb

Meaning

Alt. of Arquebuse

Source: Webster's dictionary

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The forces of Champlain armed with the arquebus engaged and killed or captured nearly all of the Mohawks. Source: Internet

Heavy arquebuses mounted on wagons were called arquebus à croc. Source: Internet

Nobunaga compensated for the arquebus' slow reloading time by arranging the arquebusiers in three lines. Source: Internet

Sutherland, Massacre of St Bartholomew, 313. A smoking arquebus was discovered in a window, but the culprit had made his escape from the rear of the building on a waiting horse. Source: Internet

Therefore even early firearms such as the arquebus were much more powerful than human-powered weapons. Source: Internet

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