	Site Map \| FAQ in Daily Almanac for Dec 9, 2009 Search White Pages
Skip Navigation Home Winter Holidays Atlas Encyclopedia Dictionary Thesaurus Features Quizzes Timelines Countries Slideshows

Fact Monster Kid's reference,
games, quizzes

Editor's Favorites

Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—S

Sackbut

A corruption of sambuca. (Spanish, sacabuche; Portuguese, saquebuxo; French, saquebute; Latin, sacra buccina, sacred trumpet.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

More on Sackbut from Infoplease:

sackbut - sackbut sackbut , Renaissance name for the slide trombone, probably derived from the old French ...
sackbut: meaning and definitions - sackbut: Definition and Pronunciation
Suggestions for spelling of encyclopedia/sackbut - The Infoplease spelling checker combines spelling help with our dictionary and thesaurus
Sackbut - Sackbut A corruption of sambuca. (Spanish, sacabuche; Portuguese, saquebuxo; French, saquebute; ...
New York Pro Musica - New York Pro Musica New York Pro Musica (New York Pro Musica Antiqua), vocal and instrumental ...

Related Content

Allusions
Foreign Words and Phrases
Latin and Greek Word Elements
Names: Their Origins and Meanings
Old Testament Names
Mythology
Ancient Greek Literature & Mythology
The Bible (King James version)
The Koran (translation by J. M. Rodwell)
Shakespeare's Plays
Tales from Shakespeare (Charles and Mary Lamb)
Frequently Misspelled Words
Frequently Mispronounced Words
Easily Confused Words
Writing & Language

Infoplease Tools