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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 musketplay

  Familiarity information: MUSKET BALL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MUSKET BALL (noun)


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...):

pellet; shot (a solid missile discharged from a firearm)


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