American English pronunciation
How to pronounce matchlock
IPA transcription: ['mætʃ,lɑk]
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Noun
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an early style of musket; a slow-burning wick would be lowered into a hole in the breech to ignite the charge
Usage examples
- The advantage of the matchlock guns proved decisive to samurai warfare.
- Their principal weapon was a small calibre matchlock firearm, known as an arquebus.