matchlock


match·lock

noun \-ˌläk\

Definition of MATCHLOCK

1
: a musket equipped with a matchlock
2
: a slow-burning match lowered over a hole in the breech of a musket to ignite the charge

First Known Use of MATCHLOCK

circa 1637

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