Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

musketry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
mus-ketry
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The technique of using small arms such as muskets.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A collection of muskets or musketeers.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Musket fire.

Countable; Uncountable

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Etymology

From musket + -ry, after Italian moschetteria. Compare French mousqueterie.

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Questions

What does musketry mean?
The technique of using small arms such as muskets.
Where does musketry come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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