2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Musket \Mus"ket\, n. [F. mousquet, It. moschetto, formerly, a kind of hawk; cf. OF. mousket, moschet, a kind of hawk falcon, F. mouchet, prop., a little fly (the hawk prob. being named from its size), fr. L. musca a fly. Cf. {Mosquito}.] [Sometimes written also {musquet}.] 1. (Zool.) The male of the sparrow hawk. [1913 Webster] 2. A species 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 This arm has been completely superseded by the rifle, and is now only of historical interest. [1913 Webster +PJC] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Musquet \Mus"quet\, n. See {Musket}. [1913 Webster]
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