Matchlock
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
match·lock 
[mach-lok] Pronunciation Key
[mach-lok] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | an old form of gunlock in which the priming was ignited by a slow match. |
| 2. | a hand gun, usually a musket, with such a lock. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| match·lock
(māch'lŏk') Pronunciation Key
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| matchlock | |
noun | |
| an early style of musket; a slow-burning wick would be lowered into a hole in the breech to ignite the charge |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Matchlock
Match"lock`\, n. An old form of gunlock containing a match for firing the priming; hence, a musket fired by means of a match.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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