HyperDic: matchlock

English > 1 sense of the word matchlock:
NOUNartifactmatchlockan early style of musket
matchlock > pronunciation
Soundsmae'chlaa.k
Rhymesaftershock ... woodcock: 87 rhymes with aak...
English > matchlock: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningAn early style of musket; a slow-burning wick would be lowered into a hole in the breech to ignite the charge.
BroadermusketA muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel
Catalanpany de metxa

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