matchlocks

noun

plural of matchlock
as in muskets

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  1. muskets
  2. firearms
  3. pistols
Noun
  • Back then, students halted studies to pick up rifles, muskets, and bayonets.
    — Ira Porter, Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2026
  • The new United States needed muskets, cannons, ammunition, uniforms, cloth, food and credit.
    — R. Grant Gilmore III, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
Definition of muskets
Noun
  • Jurors did convict Martin and Payton of being felons in possession of firearms and found allegations of prior felony convictions to be true.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Three West Hartford police officers then discharged their firearms at Brown from an area along the chain-link fence separating the two residences.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of firearms
Noun
  • On his cellphone, according to the complaint, investigators found messages about drug trafficking and firearms, including devices capable of converting Glock pistols into a fully automatic machine gun.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Two of those pistols were sold to an undercover ATF agent by two members of the GoodFellas days later, officials said.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of pistols
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“Matchlocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matchlocks. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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