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 Shaw, Henry W.

The smoke of his fusil mingling with the smoke from the chimney, averted suspicion, and with the simple-minded creatures who heard the report and witnessed its effects the whole matter remained a mystery.

From Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion by Tucker, St. George

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 Bell, George

The Zeg-zeg troops had one French fusil, and the Kano force forty-one muskets.

From Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley by Kingston, William Henry Giles

C'est donc tout simplement un très modeste fusil de munition adapté a sa taille que j'adresse à votre Majesté pour son auguste et charmant enfant le Prince de Galles, comme ma réponse à sa question.

From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from her Majesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861 Volume 2, 1844-1853 by Benson, Arthur Christopher