musket

[ muhs-kit ]

/ ˈmʌs kɪt /

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noun

a heavy, large-caliber smoothbore gun for infantry soldiers, introduced in the 16th century: the predecessor of the modern rifle.

the male sparrow hawk, Accipiter nisus.

Origin of musket

1580–90; <Middle French mousquet<Italian moschetto crossbow arrow, later musket, originally kind of hawk, equivalent to mosch(a) fly (<Latin musca) + -etto-et

Words nearby musket

muskeg, Muskego, Muskegon, Muskegon Heights, muskellunge, musket, musketeer, musketry, muskie, Muskingum, musk mallow

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Example sentences from the Web for musket

I told the sentry I had been ordered to relieve him, and he handed over his musket without a word.
In the Days of Washington|William Murray Graydon
As I pulled the trigger of my musket I tried to shout, but my throat was as dry as a furnace and I could only gasp.
For The Honor Of France|Thomas A. Janvier
Upon this a musket with small shot was fired at his legs, on which he scampered off to the huts.
Captain Cook|W.H.G. Kingston
Each Frenchman seized his musket and fled to a hole nearby, called "the redoubt."
Montreal 1535-1914 under the French Rgime|William Henry Atherton

He dropped his musket as if it had stung him, and then, doubling up as if he were a hare, set off from the face of the square.
With Wellington in Spain|F. S. Brereton

British Dictionary definitions for musket

musket

/ (ˈmʌskɪt) /

noun

a long-barrelled muzzle-loading shoulder gun used between the 16th and 18th centuries by infantry soldiers

Word Origin for musket

C16: from French mousquet, from Italian moschetto arrow, earlier: sparrow hawk, from moscha a fly, from Latin musca

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单词	musket
释义	musket [ muhs-kit ] / ˈmʌs kɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR musket ON THESAURUS.COM noun a heavy, large-caliber smoothbore gun for infantry soldiers, introduced in the 16th century: the predecessor of the modern rifle. the male sparrow hawk, Accipiter nisus. Origin of musket 1580–90; <Middle French mousquet<Italian moschetto crossbow arrow, later musket, originally kind of hawk, equivalent to mosch(a) fly (<Latin musca) + -etto-et Words nearby musket muskeg, Muskego, Muskegon, Muskegon Heights, muskellunge, musket, musketeer, musketry, muskie, Muskingum, musk mallow Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for musket I told the sentry I had been ordered to relieve him, and he handed over his musket without a word. In the Days of Washington\|William Murray Graydon As I pulled the trigger of my musket I tried to shout, but my throat was as dry as a furnace and I could only gasp. For The Honor Of France\|Thomas A. Janvier Upon this a musket with small shot was fired at his legs, on which he scampered off to the huts. Captain Cook\|W.H.G. Kingston Each Frenchman seized his musket and fled to a hole nearby, called "the redoubt." Montreal 1535-1914 under the French Rgime\|William Henry Atherton He dropped his musket as if it had stung him, and then, doubling up as if he were a hare, set off from the face of the square. With Wellington in Spain\|F. S. Brereton British Dictionary definitions for musket musket / (ˈmʌskɪt) / noun a long-barrelled muzzle-loading shoulder gun used between the 16th and 18th centuries by infantry soldiers Word Origin for musket C16: from French mousquet, from Italian moschetto arrow, earlier: sparrow hawk, from moscha a fly, from Latin musca Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to musket rifle, carbine, weapon, firearm, fusil
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musket

noun

Origin of musket

Words nearby musket

Example sentences from the Web for musket

British Dictionary definitions for musket

noun

Word Origin for musket

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