1. matchlock

noun. ['ˈmætʃˌlɑːk'] an early style of musket; a slow-burning wick would be lowered into a hole in the breech to ignite the charge.

Rhymes with Matchlock

• ashlock
• blacklock
• carlock
• deadlock
• erlach
• flintlock
• gridlock
• hammerlock
• havelock
• hemlock
• kalok
• landlock
• madlock
• matlock
• niblock
• oarlock
• overlock
• padlock
• portlock
• roadblock

Sentences with matchlock

1. Noun, singular or mass
The matchlock was introduced in the 1400s and continued to be used through the 17th century.