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Synonyms for arquebus

Most common

hackbut harquebus gun

All synonyms

Noun

1. Hagbut

hackbut, harquebus, hagbut dated

Other

gun

Forms

Plural
arquebuses → hackbuts, harquebuses, hagbuts, guns…

Example sentences

  • harquebus The recoil of the ponderous harquebus was too much for poor Winslow's shoulder.
  • gun My brother was threatened by someone waving a gun.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
arquebusrising
hackbutsteady
harquebusrising
gunrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
gun1
6 letters
hagbut
7 letters
hackbut
9 letters
harquebus3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (harquebus3 = 3 syllables).