matchlock

Definition of Matchlock in English :

1. matchlock

an early style of musket; a slow-burning wick would be lowered into a hole in the breech to ignite the charge

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Matchlock

noun

1.

an obsolete type of gunlock igniting the powder by means of a slow match

2.

a gun having such a lock

noun

1.

an old type of gunlock in which the charge of powder was ignited by a slow-burning match2 (sense 1)

2.

a musket with such a gunlock

n.

1. A gunlock in which powder is ignited by a match.

2. A musket having such a gunlock.