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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

I recently discovered that if you walk around New York City while carrying an 18th-century musket, you get a lot of questions.

From Slate • May 8, 2024

For decades speculation has been rife about whether the pillars do actually bear the scars of the musket balls from nearly two hundred years ago.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2023

But Harvick might have to surrender his musket.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 16, 2023

Rab did not say much when Johnny showed him the musket he had got for him, but his eyes glowed.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes




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