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MUSKET BALL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does musket ball mean?
• MUSKET BALL (noun)
The noun MUSKET BALL has 1 sense:
1. a solid projectile that is shot by a musket
Familiarity information: MUSKET BALL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A solid projectile that is shot by a musket
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
ball; musket ball
Context example:
they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball
Hypernyms ("musket ball" is a kind of...):
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