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matchlock: Meaning and Definition of

match•lock

Pronunciation: (mach'lok"), [key]
— n.
  1. an old form of gunlock in which the priming was ignited by a slow match.
  2. a hand gun, usually a musket, with such a lock.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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