musquet

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

French mousquet

Noun[edit]

musquet (plural musquets)

  1. Obsolete form of musket.
    • 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page xvi:
      Fig. 1. A matchlock musquet from the Tower of London.