Musket

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Musket

Musket : சிறுதுப்பாக்கி

Musket definition

Noun.

  1. The male of the sparrow hawk.
  2. A species of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army. It was originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted. This arm has been generally superseded by the rifle.