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musket
(encz) | musket,mušketa n: Zdeněk Brož |
Musket
(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.
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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completely superseded by the rifle, and is now only of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.
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musket
(wn) | musket
n 1: a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly
used by infantrymen |
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musket ball
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musketeer
(encz) | musketeer,mušketýr n: Zdeněk Brož |
musketry
(encz) | musketry,mušketýři n: Zdeněk Brožmusketry,střelba z mušket Zdeněk Brož |
muskets
(encz) | muskets,muškety n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
Eyasmusket
(gcide) | Eyasmusket \Ey"as*mus`ket\, n. [Eyas + muske the brid.]
An unfledged or young male sparrow hawk. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Musket
(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.
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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completely superseded by the rifle, and is now only of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.
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Musketeer
(gcide) | Musketeer \Mus`ket*eer"\, n. [F. mousquetaire; cf. It.
moschettiere.]
A soldier armed with a musket.
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Musketo
(gcide) | Musketo \Mus*ke"to\, n.
See Mosquito.
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Musketoon
(gcide) | Musketoon \Mus`ket*oon"\, n. [F. mousqueton; cf. It.
moschettone.]
1. A short musket.
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2. One who is armed with such a musket.
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Musketry
(gcide) | Musketry \Mus"ket*ry\, n. [F. mousqueterie; cf. It.
moschetteria.]
1. Muskets, collectively.
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2. The fire of muskets. --Motley.
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To club a musket
(gcide) | Club \Club\ (kl[u^]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clubbed (kl[u^]bd);
p. pr. & vb. n. Clubbing.]
1. To beat with a club.
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2. (Mil.) To throw, or allow to fall, into confusion.
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To club a battalion implies a temporary inability in
the commanding officer to restore any given body of
men to their natural front in line or column.
--Farrow.
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3. To unite, or contribute, for the accomplishment of a
common end; as, to club exertions.
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4. To raise, or defray, by a proportional assesment; as, to
club the expense.
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To club a musket (Mil.), to turn the breach uppermost, so
as to use it as a club.
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To pile muskets
(gcide) | Pile \Pile\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Piled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Piling.]
1. To lay or throw into a pile or heap; to heap up; to
collect into a mass; to accumulate; to amass; -- often
with up; as, to pile up wood. "Hills piled on hills."
--Dryden. "Life piled on life." --Tennyson.
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The labor of an age in piled stones. --Milton.
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2. To cover with heaps; or in great abundance; to fill or
overfill; to load.
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To pile arms To pile muskets (Mil.), to place three guns
together so that they may stand upright, supporting each
other; to stack arms.
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musket ball
(wn) | musket ball
n 1: a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to
carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball" [syn: {musket
ball}, ball] |
musketeer
(wn) | musketeer
n 1: a foot soldier armed with a musket |
musketry
(wn) | musketry
n 1: musketeers and their muskets collectively
2: the technique of using small arms (especially in battle) |
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