HACKBUT Meaning of HACKBUT in English — hackbuteer /hak'beuh tear"/ , n./hak"but/ , n.harquebus. [ 1535-45; earlier hacquebute ha ( r ) quebusche hakebusse lit., hookgun; see HARQUEBUS ] Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012