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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MUSKETOE

n.[L. musca, a fly. ] A small insect of the genus Culex, that is bred in water; a species of gnat that abounds in marshes and low lands, and whose sting is peculiarly painful and vexatious.

 

MUSKETOON

n.A short thick musket, carrying five ounces of iron, or seven and a half of lead; the shortest kind of blunderbuss. 1. One who is armed with a musketoon.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MUSKETO

MUSKETO Mus *ke "to, n.

 

Defn: See Mosquito.

 

MUSKETOON

Mus `ket *oon ", n. Etym: [F. mousqueton; cf. It. moschettone.]

 

1. A short musket.

 

2. One who is armed with such a musket.