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Cue the valveless trumpets, natural horns, and sackbuts: The Boston Early Music Festival is back.
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Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Middle French saqueboute hooked lance, sackbut, from saquer to pull + boter to push — more at butt entry 3
First Known Use
1533, in the meaning defined above
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“Sackbut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sackbut. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.
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