musketoon

• musquetoon (obsolete)

From musket +‎ -oon, after French mousqueton. Compare Italian moschettone.

• IPA^(key): /mʌskɪˈtuːn/

musketoon (plural musketoons)

1. (now historical) A firearm, similar to a musket but with a shorter barrel and a large bore. [from 17th c.]
   • 1844, Alexandre Dumas (translated by William Robson), The Three Musketeers Chapter 27

     And d'Artagnan set the example. Then, turning toward Planchet, he made him a sign to uncock his musketoon. The Englishmen, convinced of these peaceful proceedings, sheathed their swords grumblingly.

2. (obsolete) One who is armed with such a musket. [16th c.]

• tsukemono