Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—F

Fusiliers

Foot-soldiers that used to be armed with a fusil or light musket. The word is now a misnomer, as the six British and two Indian regiments so called carry rifles like those of the rest of the infantry.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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