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步枪

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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      superseded by the rifle.

资料来源 : WordNet®

musket
     n : a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly
         used by infantrymen