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sackbut

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sackbut /ˈsakˌbət, ˈsækˌbət /
noun an early form of trombone used in Renaissance music.
– ORIGIN late 15th century : from French saquebute, from obsolete saqueboute hook for pulling a man off a horse, from saquer to pull + bouter to hit.