different between musquetoon vs musketoon

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musquetoon (plural musquetoons)

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

musketoon (plural musketoons)

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

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