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match·lock
/
ˈmætʃˌlɒk
/
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mach
-lok
]
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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
.
Origin:
1630–40;
match
1
+
lock
1
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matchlock
(ˈmætʃˌlɒk)
—
n
1.
an obsolete type of gunlock igniting the powder by means of a slow match
2.
a gun having such a lock
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
matchlock
1690s, from
match
(1) +
lock
(1) in the firearm sense (1540s) probably so called for its resemblance to a door-latching device.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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