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arquebus

noun
ar·​que·​bus | \ ˈär-kwi-(ˌ)bəs How to pronounce arquebus (audio) , -kə-bəs\

variant of

: a matchlock gun invented in the 15th century which was portable but heavy and was usually fired from a support

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