Used in our early fleets, and for conveying notices in 1815.
·noun The male of the sparrow hawk. II. Musket ·noun A species of firearm formerly carried by the i...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
At first made of reeds, and then of wood tipped with iron. Arrows are sometimes figuratively put for...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
The regulation fire-arm for infantry and small-arm men. That of the English service, when a smooth b...
The Sailor's Word-Book
[Arms, Armor] ...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
Missiles in olden times carrying combustibles; much used in the sea-fights of the middle ages. ...
Any bulk-head, parapet, or substance which effectually resists the force of a musket-ball. ...
Was the computed distance of 400 yards, now undergoing change. ...
Near to Sun Court, Golden Lane, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 93). Not nam...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.