matchlock
nounA gunlock in which powder is ignited by a match.
A musket having such a gunlock.
The earliest form of musket-lock, constructed so as to be fired by means of a match in the form of a cord.
A musket furnished with a match-lock; a gun fired by means of a lighted match.
An old form of gunlock containing a match for firing the priming; hence, a musket fired by means of a match.
