sackbutEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishsackbut /ˈsakbʌt / ▸ 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’.
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