Associations to the word «Matchlock»
Wiktionary
MATCHLOCK, noun. Early type of firearm, using a smoldering piece of cord to fire the powder in the firing pan.
MATCHLOCK, noun. The gunlock used in such a weapon, having a slow smouldering match, see: slow match.
Dictionary definition
MATCHLOCK, noun. An early style of musket; a slow-burning wick would be lowered into a hole in the breech to ignite the charge.
Wise words
Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable
fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those
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by the inaudible language of the heart.