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matchlock

match·lock

UK/ˈmatʃlɒk/ US/ˈmæt͡ʃlɑk/ uncommon

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

Origin

From match + lock.

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