Complete Definition of "sackbut"

English

Alternative spellings
sacbut
sagbut
shagbolt
shakbusshe

Etymology
Derived from Middle French sacquer (meaning "to push") + bouter (meaning "to pull")

Noun
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sackbut

  1. music A brass instrument from the Renaissance and Baroque Eras, and is an ancestor of the modern trombone. It was derived from the medieval slide trumpet.

Translations
French: sacqueboute f
German: Posaune
Italian: trombone

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