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noun
The British Army's Land Pattern Musket or any of its derivatives, standard-issue weapons for British soldiers in the American Revolution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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Synonyms: Black Bess
Antonyms: none provided
History
From an archaic meaning of brown, meaning plain or ordinary, and Bess, a nickname for Elizabeth associated with the lower class and prostitutes.
