harquebus
noun
har·que·bus
ˈhär-kwi-(ˌ)bəs 
-kə-bəs
variants
or arquebus
ˈär-kwi-(ˌ)bəs
-kə-bəs
: a matchlock gun invented in the 15th century which was portable but heavy and was usually fired from a support
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harquebus
noun
har·que·bus
ˈhär-kwi-(ˌ)bəs
variants
or arquebus
: a portable firearm of the 15th and 16th centuries later replaced by the musket
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