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  • noun Alternative form of harquebus.

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Examples

  • 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

  • Arabe harquebuse, Albondoukani signifie l'arquebusier; c'était comme on le voit, le mot d'ordre dit Khalyfe.

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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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