musket
English
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Muskets and bayonets.
Alternative forms
Etymology
French mousquet, itself from Italian moschetto, diminutive of mosca (“fly”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mʌskʌt/, /mʌskɪt/
Noun
musket (plural muskets)
- A kind of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army. It was originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted. This arm has been superseded by the rifle.
- Soldier, soldier, won't you marry me, with your musket, fife and drum.
- Sam, Sam, pick up thy musket.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
firearm
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See also
Danish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muskɛt/, [muˈsɡ̊ɛd̥]
Noun
musket c (singular definite musketten, plural indefinite musketter)
Inflection
Declension of musket
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | musket | musketten | musketter | musketterne |
| genitive | muskets | muskettens | musketters | musketternes |
Further reading
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musket on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
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