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mus·ket
/ˈmʌskət/
步槍
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Mus·ket
n.
[
Sometimes
written
also
musquet
.]
1.
Zool.
The
male
of
the
sparrow
hawk
.
2.
A
species
of
firearm
formerly
carried
by
the
infantry
of
an
army
.
It
was
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
.
This
arm
has
been
completely
superseded
by
the
rifle
,
and
is
now
only
of
historical
interest
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
musket
n
:
a
muzzle-loading
shoulder
gun
with
a
long
barrel
;
formerly
used
by
infantrymen
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