muzzle-bag

noun

A canvas bag fixed to the muzzle of a gun at sea, to keep out water.

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Meanings

nounmuzzle-bag (plural muzzle-bags)

plural muzzle-bags

  1. historicalnauticalA canvas bag fixed to the muzzle of a gun at sea, to keep out water.
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APA

muzzle-bag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muzzle-bag

MLA

“muzzle-bag.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muzzle-bag. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “muzzle-bag,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muzzle-bag.

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