English
amusette
Amusette comes from French amusette ‘amusette (weapon)’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentamusette‘amusette (weapon)’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Frenchc. 1600–presentamusette‘amusette (weapon)’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from French amusette
Today it means
noun A light field cannon, or stocked gun mounted on a swivel.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French amusette / amusette