Definition of sackbut Sackbut
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What does sackbut mean?
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NounPlural: sackbuts |
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| sackbut - a medieval musical instrument resembling a trombone |
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- sackbut (Noun)
A brass instrument from the Renaissance and Baroque Eras, and an ancestor of the modern trombone. It was derived from the medieval slide trumpet.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- sackbut (n.)
A brass wind instrument, like a bass trumpet, so contrived that it can be lengthened or shortened according to the tone required; -- said to be the same as the trombone.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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sackbut
sak′but, n. a kind of trumpet, the predecessor of the trombone: (B.) a kind of stringed instrument resembling the guitar. [Fr. saquebute—Sp. sacabuche—sacar, to draw out, buche, the maw or stomach, prob. Old High Ger. būh (Ger. bauch), the belly.]
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🔤- sackbut, noun, singular of sackbuts.
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