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musketoon

/mʌskɪˈtuːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mus-ke-toon
IPA
/mʌskɪˈtuːn/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A firearm, similar to a musket but with a shorter barrel and a large bore.

noun

One who is armed with such a musket.

Obsolete

noun

Alternative form of Mascouten.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From musket + -oon, after French mousqueton. Compare Italian moschettone.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

musketoons (plural) musquetoon (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce musketoon?
The recorded pronunciation is /mʌskɪˈtuːn/.
What does musketoon mean?
A firearm, similar to a musket but with a shorter barrel and a large bore.
Where does musketoon come from?
From musket + -oon, after French mousqueton. Compare Italian moschettone.

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