MATCHLOCK
\mˈat͡ʃlɒk], \mˈatʃlɒk], \m_ˈa_tʃ_l_ɒ_k]\
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An old form of gunlock containing a match for firing the priming; hence, a musket fired by means of a match.
By Oddity Software
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An old form of gunlock containing a match for firing the priming; hence, a musket fired by means of a match.
By Noah Webster.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman