noun
a type of firearm used in the 16th to 18th centuries, typically with a long barrel and fired by a matchlock or flintlock mechanism
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The soldier aimed his musket at the enemy troops.
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He held up his musket and fired at the target.
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I found an old musket in my grandpa's attic.
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Her words were like a musket, piercing through his defenses.