musket

[Mus·ket]

A musket is a long, front loaded, over the shoulder gun. Muskets have been used in many wars, such as the American Civil War.

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The male of the sparrow hawk.

Noun
a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen

n.
The male of the sparrow hawk.

n.
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 This arm has been generally superseded by the rifle.

Musket

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'94l.) 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 This arm has been generally superseded by the rifle.

The male of the sparrow hawk.

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