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Matchlock

//ˈmæt͡ʃlɑk// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Early type of firearm, using a smoldering piece of cord to fire the powder in the firing pan. historical

    "I crept silently up the hill-road, but the fuse of my matchlock was wetted with the rain, and I could not slay Daoud Shah from afar."

  2. 2
    an early style of musket; a slow-burning wick would be lowered into a hole in the breech to ignite the charge wordnet
  3. 3
    The gunlock used in such a weapon, having a slow smouldering match.

Etymology

From match + lock.

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