matchlock

/ˈmætʃˌlɑk/
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Other forms: matchlocks

Definitions of matchlock
  1. noun
    an early style of musket; a slow-burning wick would be lowered into a hole in the breech to ignite the charge
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    type of:
    musket
    a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen
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