harquebus
noun
harquebuses
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pluralof harquebus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The Spanish had crossbows, harquebuses and armor- clad horses, none of which the natives had ever seen.
From Time Magazine Archive
The soldiers now began to take aim with harquebuses and 'hand-guns', and to erect mounds nearer the town as cover for their marksmen.
From The Strange Story Book by Mrs. Andrew Lang
"Not muskets, nor harquebuses, but anything that will dint a blow."
From With Drake on the Spanish Main by Herbert Strang
But when the four harquebus men set up their iron rests, fixed the harquebuses, and firing cut leaves and twigs from the same tree, there was a louder crying.
From 1492 by Mary Johnston
On they came—stout lanzknechts first, the city guard with steel helmets unadorned, buff suits, and bearing either harquebuses, halberts, or those handsome but terrible weapons, morning stars.
From The Dove in the Eagle's Nest by Charlotte Mary Yonge
