MUSKET


Meaning of MUSKET in English

n. hist. an infantryman's (esp. smooth-bored) light gun, often supported on the shoulder.

Phrases and idioms:

musket-shot

1. a shot fired from a musket.

2 the range of this shot.

Etymology: F mousquet f. It. moschetto crossbow bolt f. mosca fly

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.