Haquebut

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

  Haquebut \Haque"but\ (h[a^]k"b[u^]t), n.
     See {Hagbut}.
     [1913 Webster] n.
  
     1. (Japan) suicide by self-disembowlment on a sword.
  


     Syn: harikari.
          [WordNet 1.5] harakiri