n.
Function: noun
Etymology: F, literally, steel for striking fire, from Old French foisil, from Vulgar Latin *focilis, from Late Latin focus fire ― more at FUEL
Date: 1680
: a light flintlock musket
n.
Function: noun
Etymology: F, literally, steel for striking fire, from Old French foisil, from Vulgar Latin *focilis, from Late Latin focus fire ― more at FUEL
Date: 1680
: a light flintlock musket
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012