musket
noun
a heavy, large-caliber smoothbore gun for infantry soldiers, introduced in the 16th century: the predecessor of the modern rifle.
muskets
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pluralof musket.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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That logic propagated from muskets to sewing machines and farm equipment, eroding craft economics and laying the groundwork for the modern assembly line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
An initial excavation last summer revealed chimney bases and uncovered a military buckle and lead shot for muskets.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024
With muskets drawn, Napoleon asks the chambers, “Shall we vote?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2024
His aim is to confirm the holes were from muskets fired in the 1839 Newport Chartist Rising.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2023
Then he was out the other side of town, and there were piles of stacked Union muskets, blankets and canteens and wagons, the abandoned implements of war.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
