Musket vs Pistol - What's the difference?
musket | pistol |
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 This arm has been superseded by the rifle.
A handgun, (typically) with a chamber integrated in the barrel, a semi-automatic action and a box magazine.
The mechanical component of a fuse in a bomb or torpedo responsible for firing the detonator.
A creative and unpredictable jokester, a constant source of entertainment and surprises.
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(Southern US) A small boy who is bright, alert and very active.
(American football) A play formation in which the quarterback is a few feet behind the center when the ball is snapped, but closer than in a shotgun formation, with a running back a few feet behind him.
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As nouns the difference between musket and pistol
is that musket is 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appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted this arm has been superseded by the rifle while pistol is a handgun, (typically) with a chamber integrated in the barrel, a semi-automatic action and a box magazine.As a verb pistol is
to shoot (at) a target with a pistol.musket
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Alternative forms
* musquetNoun
(en noun)- Soldier, soldier, won't you marry me, with your musket , fife and drum.
Derived terms
* musketeerSee also
* ("musket" on Wikipedia) ----pistol
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Noun
(en noun)- KENT NELSON —Until my wife Inza convinced me there was more to life. Ah, she was a real pistol , that Inza.
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- She features so many dance tunes and is a pistol with her sharp an witty remarks.