matchlock
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English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
matchlock (plural matchlocks)
- (historical) Early type of firearm, using a smoldering piece of cord to fire the powder in the firing pan.
- 1888, Rudyard Kipling, ‘Dray Wara Yow Dee’, Black and White, volume 1, Folio Society, published 2004, page 372:
- I crept silently up the hill-road, but the fuse of my matchlock was wetted with the rain, and I could not slay Daoud Shah from afar.
- The gunlock used in such a weapon, having a slow smouldering match.
Translations
firearm
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gunlock
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