Matchlock Definition

măchlŏk
noun

A type of gunlock in which the charge of powder is ignited by a slow-burning match.

Webster's New World
A musket with such a gunlock.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Matchlock

Noun

Singular:
matchlock
Plural:
matchlocks

Origin of Matchlock

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