Word: muskets
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mus
kets
Definition: Plural of musket; a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen
Morphemes:
Affix: musket
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A kind of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army, originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted; ultimately superseded by the rifle.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.