1. arquebus - Noun
2. arquebus - Verb
Alt. of Arquebuse
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe 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