💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Matchlock"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| firelocknoun | (by extension, historical) A firearm using such a gunlock. |
| flintlocknoun | A type of lock used on muskets, rifles, and pistols from the early 17th to the mid-19th century. |
| doglocknoun | (firearms, historical) The lock that preceded the true flintlock in both rifles and pistols in the 17th century. |
| snaplocknoun | A mechanism for firing a gun that ignites the propellant by means of sparks produced when a spring-powered cock strikes a flint down on to a piece of hardened steel. |
| slow matchnoun | A slow-burning fuse used to ignite a matchlock musket or fire a cannon. |
| flintlock mechanismnoun | A type of lock used on muskets, rifles, and pistols from the early 17th to the mid-19th century. |
| gunlocknoun | A mechanism fitted to a cannon that fires it when a cord is pulled. |
| boxlocknoun | (firearms) A style of double-barrelled shotgun with concealed, self-cocking hammers that use a break-open action. |
| linstocknoun | (historical) A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a lighted match for firing cannon. |
| fuseenoun | A large friction match. |
| touchboxnoun | A box containing lighted tinder, formerly carried by soldiers for kindling matchlocks. |
| flashpannoun | Alternative form of flash pan. [(firearms) A small receptacle for priming powder, found next to the touch hole on muzzleloading guns.] |
| flash pannoun | (firearms) A small receptacle for priming powder, found next to the touch hole on muzzleloading guns. |
| safety locknoun | (firearms) A lock with some device for preventing accidental firing of the weapon. |
| dogheadnoun | (mythology) A mythical creature with a human body and a dog's head. |
| percussion locknoun | (firearms) A kind of lock for a gun in which a hammer strikes upon a percussion cap on the nipple, igniting the charge. |
| mousenoun | Any small rodent of the genus Mus. |
| caplocknoun | A firearm that is discharged by means of a percussion cap. |
| lintstocknoun | (historical) Alternative form of linstock. [(historical) A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a lighted match for firing cannon.] |
| cannon locknoun | A device for firing a cannon by a percussion primer. |
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