hagbut Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an obsolete firearm with a long barrel
    hackbut; arquebus; harquebus.

WordNet

Hag"but noun
Etymology
OF. haquebute, prob. a corruption of D. haakbus; haak hook + bus gun barrel. See Hook, and 2d Box, and cf. Arquebus.
Definitions
  1. A harquebus, of which the but was bent down or hooked for convenience in taking aim. Written also haguebut and hackbuss.

Webster 1913