Culverin
Matchlock
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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Matchlock and Culverin. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/culverin/matchlock
Culverin & Matchlock. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/culverin/matchlock>.
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