Musket word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "musket" word

[noun] a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen

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\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 This arm has been generally superseded by the rifle.

See also: blunderbuss | fusil | matchlock | muzzle loader |

Related terms: automatic, blowgun, blowpipe, firearm, flamethrower, gat, gun, handgun, heater, peashooter, piece, pistol, repeater, revolver, rifle, rod, sawed-off shotgun, shooting iron, shotgun, six-gun, six-shooter

The fun area, different aproach to word »musket«

Let's analyse "musket" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: TEKSUM. Average typing speed for these characters is 1635 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -- ..- ... -.- . -

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: musket: 3 + 5 = 8, reduced: 8 . and the final result is Eight.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: musket: 4 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 5 + 2 = 17, reduced: 8, and the final result is Eight.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
K (1)	11	Justice	Charismatic, Quick, Leader, Bold
M (1)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
U (1)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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