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Origin and Etymology of fusil
Middle English, from Latin fusilis, from fundere
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fusil
noun
fu·sil
Definition of fusil
: a light flintlock musket
Origin and Etymology of fusil
French, literally, steel for striking fire, from Old French foisil, from Vulgar Latin *focilis, from Late Latin focus fire — more at fuel
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