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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

Artefacts recovered from the battlefield in recent years have included lead musket balls and a shoe buckle believed to have belonged to a clan chief.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2025

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

The next morning, Captain Smith does not bring me a musket.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone




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