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Webster 1913 Edition
Musket
Mus′ket
,Noun.
[F.
mousquet
, It. moschetto
, formerly, a kind of hawk; cf. OF. mousket
, moschet
, a kind of hawk falcon, F. mouchet
, prop., a little fly (the hawk prob. being named from its size), fr. L. musca
a fly. Cf. Mosquito
.] [Sometimes written also
musquet
.] 1.
(Zool.)
The male of the sparrow hawk.
Webster 1828 Edition
Musket
MUSK'ET
,Noun.
1.
A species of fire-arms used in war, and fired by means of a lighted match. This manner of firing was in use as late as the civil war in England. But the proper musket is no longer in use. The name, however, in common speech, is yet applied to fusees or fire-locks fired by a spring lock.2.
A male hawk of a small kind, the female of which is the sparrow hawk.Definition 2024
musket
musket
English
Muskets and bayonets.
Alternative forms
Noun
musket (plural muskets)
- 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 This arm has been superseded by the rifle.
- Soldier, soldier, won't you marry me, with your musket, fife and drum.
- Sam, Sam, pick up thy musket.
Translations
firearm
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Derived terms
Related terms
See also
Danish
Etymology
From French mousquet (“musket”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muskɛt/, [muˈsɡ̊ɛd̥]
Noun
musket c (singular definite musketten, plural indefinite musketter)
Inflection
Inflection of musket
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | musket | musketten | musketter | musketterne |
| genitive | muskets | muskettens | musketters | musketternes |
External links
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musket on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da