fusil
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Hiz natral disposishun iz a warm cross between red pepper in the pod and fusil oil, and hiz moral bias iz, “git out ov mi way.”
From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Henry W. Shaw
Our artillery lost its value, and we met them with fusil and caliver.
From John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn by Neil Munro
They were in neat uniform, and each soldier wore a leather helmet, with a crest of horsehair, and carried a fusil.
From "Evacuation Day", 1783 Its Many Stirring Events: with recollections of Capt. John Van Arsdale by James Riker
As for the difference between the lozenge and fusil, I could multiply opinions and examples, but hope those given will be sufficient.
From Notes and Queries, Number 210, November 5, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by George Bell
Lozenge, a four-cornered figure, differing from the fusil, being shorter and broader.
From Notes and Queries, Number 195, July 23, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by George Bell
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