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Matchlock Moderate

Matchlock has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

Early type of firearm, using a smoldering piece of cord to fire the powder in the firing pan.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
musket
Rhyming Words
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