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As the 16th century progressed, the term arquebus came to be clearly reserved for the lighter forkless weapon.
"Forkless Tree"
In Medieval times a scented water was used for hygiene by a person washing their hands with it before meals, since many meals were forkless.
Others treated the arquebus and caliver synonymously, both referring to the lighter, forkless shoulder-fired matchlock.
On that first day I dealt forkless with sausages, slices of melon, boiled capon, and pastries of whose elegant existence I had never before dreamt.
It is notable for its innovative forkless front suspension, specifically a RADD front suspension designed by James Parker.
When the wheel lock was introduced, wheel-lock shoulder arms came to be called arquebuses, while lighter, forkless matchlock and flintlock shoulder weapons continued to be called calivers.