baggonet
baggonet is the obsolete form of bayonet.
Meaning of bayonet
Noun
bayonet (plural bayonets)
- A blade mounted to the end of a long gun, originally with a handle inserted into the bore, now usually attached underbarrel.
- Fig. 3. Its bayonet, to be fixed by sticking the handle into the muzzle of the musquet.1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page xvi
- A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery.
Forms of baggonet
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Questions about baggonet
- What is baggonet the obsolete form of?
- Baggonet is the obsolete form of bayonet.
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