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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Piece and Matchlock. (2017). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/matchlock/piece
Matchlock & Piece. N.p., 2017. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/matchlock/piece>.
Piece or Matchlock. 2017. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/matchlock/piece.
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