■ noun historical an infantryman's light gun with a long barrel, typically smooth-bored and fired from the shoulder.
Origin
C16: from Fr. mousquet , from Ital. moschetto 'crossbow bolt'.
■ noun historical an infantryman's light gun with a long barrel, typically smooth-bored and fired from the shoulder.
Origin
C16: from Fr. mousquet , from Ital. moschetto 'crossbow bolt'.
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