musket
/ˈmʌskət/
noun
- 1
A kind of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army, 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appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted; ultimately superseded by the rifle.
“Sam, Sam, pick up thy musket.”
- 2
A male Eurasian sparrowhawk.
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