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- noun Alternative form of
harquebus .
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Examples
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Hee shott in a harquebuse at birds, wherein hee was so perfect and excellent, as hee did kill larkes as they were flying ..
Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois George Chapman
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Arabe harquebuse, Albondoukani signifie l'arquebusier; c'était comme on le voit, le mot d'ordre dit Khalyfe.
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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For my own part, I confess I cannot forbear starting when the rattle of a harquebuse thunders in my ears on a sudden, and in a place where I am not to expect it, which I have also observed in others, braver fellows than I.
The Essays of Montaigne — Complete Michel de Montaigne 1562
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For my own part, I confess I cannot forbear starting when the rattle of a harquebuse thunders in my ears on a sudden, and in a place where I am not to expect it, which I have also observed in others, braver fellows than I.
The Essays of Montaigne — Volume 02 Michel de Montaigne 1562
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Hee shott in a harquebuse at birds, wherein hee was so perfect and excellent, as hee did kill larkes as they were flying. "
Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois George Chapman
ruzuzu commented on the word harquebuse
See carbine.
May 8, 2012