MATCHLOCK


Meaning of MATCHLOCK in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

1. : a device used in early muskets consisting of a slow-burning cord or wick held in an arm curving over a hole in the breech and capable of being lowered so as to ignite the charge with the glowing tip of the cord or wick

2. : a musket equipped with a matchlock

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