noun
musket
MUHS-kuht
noun
1
An old type of long-barrelled firearm carried by infantry soldiers before the rifle became standard.
"The re-enactors fired their muskets in a smoky volley across the field."
How to Use Musket
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old-fashioned, long gun used by soldiers before rifles took over.
Common pairings
load a musket
musket fire
flintlock musket
Word Forms
muskets plural
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Etymology
From Middle French mousquet, via Italian moschetto ("little fly"), originally the name for a small hawk before being applied to firearms named after birds of prey.