misket

Meaning

  1. grapeshot; shrapnel
  2. marble (ball)

Synonyms

Frequency

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Pronounced as (IPA)
[misˈcɛt]
Etymology

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish مسكت (misket, “grapeshot; musket”), from French mousquet, ultimately from Latin musca (“fly”).

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