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"ref": "1689, William Plunket, William III of England, “General Obſervations § IV”, in The General Exercise Ordered by His Highness the Prince of Orange, To be punctually obſerved of all the Infantry in Service of the States General of the United Provinces. […] , page 4:",
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"ref": "1949, Albert Manucy, “The Era of Artillery § Rifling”, in Artillery Through the Ages[:] A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America, Reprint 1985 edition, page 14:",
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"sense": "firearm",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "musköt"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "teṟāṭi",
"sense": "firearm",
"word": "தெறாடி"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "cinna tupāki",
"sense": "firearm",
"word": "చిన్న తుపాకి"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "firearm",
"word": "ปืนคาบศิลา"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "firearm",
"word": "misket tüfeği"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "muškét",
"sense": "firearm",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "мушке́т"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "firearm",
"word": "súng hỏa mai"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "firearm",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mwsged"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "firearm",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "mwsgedi"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"musket"
],
"word": "musket"
}
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