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musket_ball
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[ noun ] (arms) a solid ball shot by a musket
Synonyms Examples "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball" Used in print (Howard Fast, April Morning....)Isaac_Pitt , one of the men from Lincoln , had taken a musket_ball in his belly ; and though he had found the strength to run with us , now he collapsed and lay on the ground , dying , the Reverend holding his head and wiping his hot brow . I know that I myself felt that it was a mortal shame for a man to be torn open by a British musket_ball , as Isaac had been , yet I also felt relieved and lucky that it had been him and not myself . Related terms |
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