Etymology

musketoon

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Today it means: A firearm, similar to a musket but with a shorter barrel and a large bore. Full definition →

First used 17th c.French mousqueton
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  1. French · derived frommousqueton
  2. English todaymusketoon

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

First known use, by meaning

  • from 17th c. A firearm, similar to a musket but with a shorter barrel and a large bore.
  • 16th c. One who is armed with such a musket.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.