MUSKET


Meaning of MUSKET in English

mus ‧ ket /ˈmʌskət, ˈmʌskɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: mousquet , from Old Italian moschetto 'arrow, musket' , from mosca 'fly' ]

a type of gun used in the past

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.