What is the meaning of matchlock?

noun

  • An early style of musket; a slow-burning wick would be lowered into a hole in the breech to ignite the charge. .
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
10
 
|15 years ago|982 views|share |citing 
APAWordNet. (2010). matchlock. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/matchlock/definitions/1205808
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "matchlock" http://smartdefine.org/matchlock/definitions/1205808 (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, matchlock, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/matchlock/definitions/1205808>.
MLAWordNet. "matchlock" 23 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/matchlock/definitions/1205808>
{ class="autoclick" }next definition (/)