The protruding part of many animals head which includes nose, mouth and jaws; snout
{i} snout of an animal; cover for the nose and mouth of an animal to prevent it from biting or harming itself or others; restraint placed in the mouht of a person mouth to prevent yelling or speaking; barrel end of a firearm
The opening at the forward end of the bore through which a piece is loaded The flat forward portion of the gun tube surrounding this is the muzzle face The forward end of the gun tube is often strengthened by a tulip-like enlargement called the muzzle swell; where a front sight, or muzzle sight, is used, this is mounted on the upper side of the swell In some pieces, such as howitzers, a rectangular-shaped muzzle band is cast instead of a swell for reinforcement