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musket

[muhs-kit] / ˈmʌs kɪt /
NOUN
gun
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D'Artagnan is believed to have been hit in the throat by a musket ball as Louis XIV sought to capture Maastricht.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

A family tree hangs in the boardroom and some of the company’s oldest weapons, including a musket from 1830, are displayed in an archive of more than 1,500 pieces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Questions aside, a musket can come in handy.

From Slate • May 8, 2024

Would there be any musket balls, messages from students, or clues to historical mysteries?

From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2023

And Pumpkin had left behind him his musket and uniform.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes




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