matchlock

[mach-lok] Origin

match·lock

[mach-lok]
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; match1 + lock1
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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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

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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.
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