musket ball
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A spherical projectile suitable for firing from a musket.
Example Sentences
- "Archaeologists excavating the site of Coleshill Manor in Warwickshire have uncovered the foundations of a medieval gatehouse, on which are around 200 marks and indentations from pistol and musket balls. A further 40 musket balls were removed from nearby soil, where the moat would have been located."