Definitions | sackbut |
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- (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
- German: Posaune
- Italian: trombone
Etymology: Derived from Middle French sacquer (meaning "to push") + bouter (meaning "to pull")
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