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musket balls

musket balls is the plural of musket ball.

Meaning of musket ball

Noun

musket ball (plural musket balls)

  1. (historical) A spherical projectile suitable for firing from a musket.
    • Archaeologists excavating the site of Coleshill Manor in Warwickshire have uncovered the foundations of a medieval gatehouse, on which are around 200 marks and indentations from pistol and musket balls. A further 40 musket balls were removed from nearby soil, where the moat would have been located.2023 February 8, “HS2 archaeologists uncover evidence of early Civil War skirmish”, in RAIL, number 976, page 24

Questions about musket balls

What is musket balls the plural of?
Musket balls is the plural of musket ball.

Words near musket balls in the dictionary

  1. Muskenetcong
  2. Musker
  3. Muskerry
  4. musket
  5. musket ball
  6. musket balls
  7. musketade
  8. musketades
  9. musketed
  10. musketeer
  11. musketeers

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