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musket

mus·ket

musket

 
pronunciation:
muh skiht
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part of speech: noun
definition: a heavy gun with a long barrel. Muskets were carried on the shoulder. They were used over three hundred years ago, before rifles were invented.
Muskets were loaded through the muzzle.
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