Matchlock

Language: English
Pronunciation: match-lock
Part of Speech: noun

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Early type of firearm, using a smoldering piece of cord to fire the powder in the firing pan.

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"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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