matchlock
22 points
English
9 letters
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Definitions
noun
an early style of musket; a slow-burning wick would be lowered into a hole in the breech to ignite the charge
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Pronunciation
/mˈætʃlˌɑːk/ · 2 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
Word forms
plural matchlocks
Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.
Rhymes
sherlockpeacocklivestockroadblockhitchcockhancockbedrockwoodstockwedlockhemlocklaughingstockcatwalkpadlockshamrockcomstockelectroshock
More rhymes → · rhymes from CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
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