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Definition of Musquet

musquet
Musket Mus"ket, n. [F. mousquet, It. moschetto, formerly, a kind of hawk; cf. OF. mousket, moschet, a kind of hawk falcon, F. mouchet, prop., a little fly (the hawk prob. being named from its size), fr. L. musca a fly. Cf. Mosquito.] [Sometimes written also musquet.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) The male of the sparrow hawk. 2. A species of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army. It was originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted. This arm has been generally superseded by the rifle.
Musquet
Musquet Mus"quet, n. See Musket.

Meaning of Musquet from wikipedia

- landing. According to Cook, after one of the men threw a rock, Cook fired a musquet loaded with small shott, which struck him with little effect. Some shott...
- so made only one Volley; our falling in with Sword and butt end of the Musquet did notable Execution, so much as I saw their Colours fall and their Foot...
- contagion, Washington commanded soldiers to burn tar or "the Powder of a Musquet Cartridge" in the huts every day, to cleanse the air of putrefaction. On...
- died. T'was considered very ominous, and so it proved. The musket, or musquet, originally a kind of crossbow bolt, and later a small cannon, was named...
- rebel and 39 Spanish soldiers, 343 barrels of powder and 52 barrels of musquet shot." The naval force spent the next two days in the castle and landed...
- December, he sent marines out to capture some Aborigines, and several musquets were fired and rocks and spears were thrown. One native, Arabanoo, was...
- [Amadi], and three slaves". Each person (including the slaves) had "15 musquets apiece, well loaded and always ready for action". After p****ing the residence...
- Venice and Studies fresco includes a student athlete holding a book and a musquet, the allegory of Technique, the allegory of Medicine, the city of Venice...
- name and trademark J. P. Sauer & Sohn. 1844 — Luxurious double-barrel musquets (early shotguns), hunting arms become more important now. 1849 — Coop with...
- enemies while guarding the rear of the imperial entourage. Receiving four musquet wounds, the Spaniard was forced to barricade himself with his young son...