About The Word Musket
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Musket
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What's The Definition Of Musket?
[n] a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen
Synonyms | Synonyms for Musket: Related Terms | Find terms related to Musket: automatic | blowgun | blowpipe | firearm | flamethrower | gat | gun | handgun | heater | peashooter | piece | pistol | repeater | revolver | rifle | rod | sawed-off shotgun | shooting iron | shotgun | six-gun | six-shooter See Also | blunderbuss | fusil | matchlock | muzzle loader Musket In Webster's Dictionary \Mus"ket\, n. [F. mousquet, It. moschetto, formerly, a
kind of hawk; cf. OF. mousket, moschet, a kind of hawk
falcon, F. mouchet, prop., a little fly (the hawk prob. being
named from its size), fr. L. musca a fly. Cf. {Mosquito}.]
[Sometimes written also {musquet}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) The male of the sparrow hawk.
2. A species of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of
an army. It was originally fired by means of a match, or
matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances
(including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock)
were successively substituted. This arm has been generally
superseded by the rifle.
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