Word Meaning

Meaning of "musket" and the crossword clue

- Muzzle-loading gun
- The male of the sparrow hawk.
- 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 This arm has been generally superseded by the rifle.