musket /musˈkit/

1. A military firearm, esp of a long-barrelled smooth-bore kind fired from the shoulder, a popular infantry weapon between the 16c and 18c
2. A male sparrowhawk

musketeerˈ noun

A soldier armed with a musket

musketoonˈ or musquetoonˈ noun

1. A short musket
2. A soldier armed with one

musˈketry noun

1. Muskets collectively
2. Practice with, or the art of using, small arms
3. Fire of muskets
4. A body of troops armed with muskets

musˈket-proof adjective

Capable of resisting the force of a musket-ball

musˈket-rest noun

A forked support for the heavy 16c musket

musˈket-shot noun

1. Shot for or from a musket
2. The discharge of a musket
3. The range of a musket

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