The Collaborative International Dictionary
Muzzle-loader
Muzzle-loader \Muz"zle-load`er\, n. A firearm which receives its charge through the muzzle, as distinguished from one which is loaded at the breech.
Usage examples of "muzzle-loader".
In the woodbox behind the stove stood an old muzzle-loader that belonged to the Maltee boys, the stock bound with brass wire to holdan old split in the wood.
It could be none other than the phantom in deerskins and coonskin cap who wrought death with a long muzzle-loader that squeaked, and the bullets of which vanished mysteriously.