Hō'bit, n.
n. [Ger. haubitze, O. Ger. hauffnitz, hauffnitz, from Bohem. haussnice, originally a sling; Fr. obus, Sp. obus, obuz, It. obizza, obice.] (Mil.) A small mortar, or short gun, for throwing bombs; a howitzer. [Obs.] Johnson.
n. [Ger. haubitze, O. Ger. hauffnitz, hauffnitz, from Bohem. haussnice, originally a sling; Fr. obus, Sp. obus, obuz, It. obizza, obice.] (Mil.) A small mortar, or short gun, for throwing bombs; a howitzer. [Obs.] Johnson.