Meanings
musketoon1
nounmusketoon (plural musketoons)
plural musketoons · alternative musquetoon
- historicalA firearm, similar to a musket but with a shorter barrel and a large bore.First known use 17th c.
And d'Artagnan set the example. Then, turning toward Planchet, he made him a sign to uncock his musketoon. The Englishmen, convinced of these peaceful proceedings, sheathed their swords grumblingly.
1844, Alexandre Dumas (translated by William Robson), The Three Musketeers Chapter 27 - obsoleteOne who is armed with such a musket.First known use 16th c.
Musketoon2
nounMusketoon pl (plural only)
- alternativepluralplural onlyAlternative form of Mascouten.
Origin
- Frenchmousqueton
- Englishmusketoon
From musket + -oon, after French mousqueton. Compare Italian moschettone.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian мускетон
- мускетон (musketon)type of musket
Catalan mosquetó
- mosquetótype of musket
French mousqueton
- mousquetontype of musket
Portuguese mosquetão
- mosquetãotype of musket
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APA
musketoon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/musketoon
MLA
“musketoon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/musketoon. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “musketoon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/musketoon.
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