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† amusette Obs.|æmjuːˈzɛt|
[a. Fr. amusette, dim. f. amuse, a little amusement, a plaything, toy, a light gun.]
A light field-cannon, invented by Marshal Saxe, formerly used in mountain warfare.
1761Ann. Reg. 172/1 A new piece of artillery was tried lately in Dublin, after the manner of Marshal Saxe's amusette. 1776C. Lee in Sparks Corr. Amer. Rev. (1853) I. 202, I am furnishing myself with four-ounced rifle-amusettes, which will carry an infernal distance. 1816C. James Milit. Dict. (ed. 4) 13 Amusette, a species of offensive weapon..found of considerable use in the late war, especially among the French. |