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Matchlock : (noun)
1: an early style of musket; had a slow burning wick that could
be lowered into a hole in the breech to ignite the charge
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Matchlock : \Match"lock`\, n.
An old form of gunlock containing a match for firing the
priming; hence, a musket fired by means of a match.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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