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Matchlock

Matchlock Meaning & Definition
Matchlock Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Matchlock?

[n] an early style of musket; had a slow burning wick that could be lowered into a hole in the breech to ignite the charge

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See Also | musket

Matchlock In Webster's Dictionary

\Match"lock`\, n. An old form of gunlock containing a match for firing the priming; hence, a musket fired by means of a match.

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