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S0009200 (săk′bŭt′)n. A medieval instrument resembling the trombone.

[French saquebute, from Old French saqueboute : Old North French saquier, to pull; see saccade + Old French bouter, to push (of Germanic origin; see bhau- in Indo-European roots).]

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(ˈsækˌbʌt) n (Instruments) a medieval form of trombone. Also called: sacbut or sagbut [C16: from French saqueboute, from Old French saquer to pull + bouter to push; see butt³: used in the Bible (Daniel 3) as a mistranslation of Aramaic sabb'ka stringed instrument]

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n. a medieval form of the trombone. [1495–1505; < Middle French saquebute, earlier saqueboute, saquebot(t)e orig., a kind of hooked lance, appar. with saque (it) pulls (see saccade)]

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Noun

sackbut - a medieval musical instrument resembling a trombonetrombone - a brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a U-shaped slide

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sackbut

(săk`bət), Renaissance name for the slide trombone, probably derived from the old French word sacqueboute, which means "pull-push." The instrument achieved its present form in the 15th cent., the only differences being a narrower bore and a smaller bell. These differences lent the sackbut, sometimes called a posuane, a less mellow tone than its modern counterpart.

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a medieval form of trombone

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noun a medieval musical instrument resembling a trombone

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