See Also: sackbut(dictionary)

sackbut (iou)



sackbut noun. L15.
[French sa(c)quebute from earlier saqueboute, -bot(t)e, hooked lance for pulling a man off a horse, from saquer var. of Old French sachier pull + bouter BUTT verb1.]
Music.
An early form of trombone, of the Renaissance period. L15.
= sackbutter. L15-M17.
sackbutter noun (Hist.) a player on the sackbut E16.