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sackbut
[ sak-buht ]
/ ˈsækˌbʌt /
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noun
a medieval form of the trombone.
Bible. an ancient stringed musical instrument. Daniel 3.
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sackbut
/ (ˈsækˌbʌt) /
noun
a medieval form of trombone
Word Origin for sackbut
C16: from French saqueboute, from Old French saquer to pull + bouter to push; see butt ³: used in the Bible (Daniel 3) as a mistranslation of Aramaic sabb'ka stringed instrument
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