sackbut

[ sak-buht ]

/ ˈsækˌbʌt /

noun

a medieval form of the trombone.

Bible. an ancient stringed musical instrument. Daniel 3.

Origin of sackbut

First recorded in 1530–40; Early Modern English sagbut, sagbot, sagbout, from Middle French saquebute, from Old North French saqueboute, saquebot(t)e originally, a kind of hooked lance, equivalent to saquier “to pull” + (possibly) bouter “to push”; see origin at saccade, butt³

Words nearby sackbut

Sachs, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, sack, sackable, sackbut, sackcloth, sackcloth and ashes, sack coat, sack dress, sacker

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Example sentences from the Web for sackbut

At last one day he remembered the walnut which Sackbut had given him.
The Blue Rose Fairy Book|Maurice Baring
Here the pdalle is the bass pommer, or hautbois, and the sackbut is indicated as second bass or basse-contre.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4|Various
He and his fellows sound the sackbut, whose notes are more doleful than the notes of other music are.
Bunyan Characters (Second Series)|Alexander Whyte
But she recovered rapidly after her marriage, her eyes grew brighter, we saw less of Sackbut's "delicious skeleton."
Certain Personal Matters|H. G. Wells

Among them are the Psaltery of various shapes, the Sambuca or sackbut, the single and double Chorus, &c.
Scenes and Characters of the Middle Ages|Edward Lewes Cutts

British Dictionary definitions for sackbut

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	sackbut
释义	sackbut [ sak-buht ] / ˈsækˌbʌt / noun a medieval form of the trombone. Bible. an ancient stringed musical instrument. Daniel 3. Origin of sackbut First recorded in 1530–40; Early Modern English sagbut, sagbot, sagbout, from Middle French saquebute, from Old North French saqueboute, saquebot(t)e originally, a kind of hooked lance, equivalent to saquier “to pull” + (possibly) bouter “to push”; see origin at saccade, butt³ Words nearby sackbut Sachs, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, sack, sackable, sackbut, sackcloth, sackcloth and ashes, sack coat, sack dress, sacker Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sackbut At last one day he remembered the walnut which Sackbut had given him. The Blue Rose Fairy Book\|Maurice Baring Here the pdalle is the bass pommer, or hautbois, and the sackbut is indicated as second bass or basse-contre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4\|Various He and his fellows sound the sackbut, whose notes are more doleful than the notes of other music are. Bunyan Characters (Second Series)\|Alexander Whyte But she recovered rapidly after her marriage, her eyes grew brighter, we saw less of Sackbut's "delicious skeleton." Certain Personal Matters\|H. G. Wells Among them are the Psaltery of various shapes, the Sambuca or sackbut, the single and double Chorus, &c. Scenes and Characters of the Middle Ages\|Edward Lewes Cutts British Dictionary definitions for sackbut 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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