Arquebusade

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Arquebusade \Ar`que*bus*ade"\, n. [F. arquebusade shot of an
     arquebus; eau d'arquebusade a vulnerary for gunshot wounds.]
     1. The shot of an arquebus. --Ash.
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     2. A distilled water from a variety of aromatic plants, as


        rosemary, millefoil, etc.; -- originally used as a
        vulnerary in gunshot wounds. --Parr.
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