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matchlock

noun

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

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Word length
9
Starts with
M
Ends with
K
Contains
AT
Scrabble score
22

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Pronunciation

ˈmatʃlɒk

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noun

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

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