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
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. 2012