Look up: sackbut

1. sackbut
   [n] - a medieval musical instrument resembling a trombone
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2. Sackbut
   Sack'but noun [ French saquebute , Old French saqueboute a sackbut, earlier, a sort of hook attached to the end of a lance used by foot soldiers to unhorse cavalrymen; prop. meaning, pull and push; from saquier , sachier , to ...
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3. sackbut
   noun a medieval musical instrument resembling a trombone
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4. 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.
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5. sackbut
   (from Old French saqueboute: `pull-push`), early trombone, invented in the 15th century, probably in Burgundy. It has thicker walls than the modern ...
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6. Sackbut
   The sackbut was a musical instrument of the brass family, developed during the 14th century, like a bass long trumpet, so contrived that it can be lengthened or shortened according to the tone required. The trombone developed from the sackbut. The sackbut of the Scriptures was a stringed instrument,...
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7. sackbut
   sackbut (săk'but) , 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 differen...
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8. Sackbut
   The `sackbut` is a trombone from the Renaissance and Baroque eras, i.e., a musical instrument in the brass family similar to the trumpet except characterised by a telescopic slide with which the player varies the length of the tube to change pitches, thus allowing them to obtain chromaticism, as wel...
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