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musketry Definition


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musket
noun
    1. historical
      An early rifle-like gun that was loaded through the barrel and fired from the shoulder, used by soldiers between the 16c and 19c.
Derivative: musketeer
noun
    A soldier armed with a musket.
Derivative: musketry
    Muskets.
    The use of, or skill in using, muskets.
    A body of troops armed with muskets.
Etymology: 16c: from French mousquet, from Italian moschetto a kind of sparrowhawk.



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