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musket

[muhs-kit] / ˈmʌs kɪt /
NOUN
gun
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The couple are seen side by side in period costume, as Anna hands John a cartridge to reload his musket.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

In April this year, the musket ball hole was found behind a secret panel by volunteer researchers from the House’s History Team.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2024

I would not have walked into a coffee shop with an AR-15 and expected the reactions I got for walking in with a musket, for one thing.

From Slate • May 8, 2024

But Harvick might have to surrender his musket.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 16, 2023

Clinton wrote a message on a piece of silk that he put in a silver ball about the size of a musket ball.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen




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