musket definition by Wordo

Noun

A

kind

of

firearm

formerly

carried

by

the

infantry

of

an

army

,

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

;

ultimately

superseded

by

the

rifle

.