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MATROSS , the name (now obsolete) for a soldier of See also:artillery, who ranked next below a See also:gunner . The See also:duty of a matross was to assist the gunners in loading, firing and sponging the guns . They were provided with firelocks, and marched with the See also:store-wagons, acting as See also:guards . In the See also:American See also:army a matross ranked as a private of artillery . The word is probably derived from Fr. matelot, a sailor . |
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