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matchlock

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match⋅lock

  [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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match·lock   (māch'lŏk')   
n.  

  1. A gunlock in which powder is ignited by a match.

  2. A musket having such a gunlock.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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