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fusil
fu·sil [ fyz'l ] (plural fu·sils)


noun 
Definition:
 
kind of musket: a lightweight musket with a flintlock firing mechanism
[Late 16th century. < French, "steel in a flintlock, musket" < late Latin focus "fire"]
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