sackbutt

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A form of sackbut — A brass instrument from the Renaissance and Baroque Eras, and an ancestor of the modern trombone. It was derived from the medieval slide trumpet.

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Meanings

nounsackbutt (plural sackbutts)

plural sackbutts

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of sackbut.
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APA

sackbutt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sackbutt

MLA

“sackbutt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sackbutt. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sackbutt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sackbutt.

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