musket ball
1Musket ball — A musket ball was an early form of ammunition used for loading muskets. Musket balls were generally made from lead (though at times stone musket balls were used), and were muzzle loaded into the barrel of the musket, wrapped in a loosely fitting… …
2musket ball — noun a solid projectile that is shot by a musket (Freq. 2) they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball • Syn: ↑ball • Hypernyms: ↑shot, ↑pellet …
3Musket Model 1777 — Musket Modèle 1777 Musket Modèle 1777 corrigé an IX (1800) Type Musket Place of origin …
4Musket — Muskets and bayonets aboard the frigate Grand Turk. A musket is a muzzle loaded, smooth bore long gun, fired from the shoulder. Muskets were designed for use by infantry. A soldier armed with a musket had the designation musketman or musketeer.… …
5musket-proof — musˈket proof adjective Capable of resisting the force of a musket ball • • • Main Entry: ↑musket …
6ball — noun 1) a ball of dough Syn: sphere, globe, orb, globule, spherule, spheroid, ovoid 2) a musket ball Syn: bullet, pellet, slug, projectile 3) …
7musket — /mus kit/, n. 1. a heavy, large caliber smoothbore gun for infantry soldiers, introduced in the 16th century: the predecessor of the modern rifle. 2. the male sparrow hawk, Accipiter nisus. [1580 90; < MF mousquet < It moschetto crossbow arrow,… …
8Charleville musket — Musket Model 1766 Type Musket Place of origin …
9Model 1822 Musket — Springfield Armory Model 1822 Musket Type musket Place of origin …
10Model 1816 Musket — Type Musket Place of origin …
