matchlock

/mach-lok/US // ˈmætʃˌlɒk //UK // (ˈmætʃˌlɒk) //

火柴盒,火柴人,火柴火,锁定

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : an old form of gunlock in which the priming was ignited by a slow match.
- : a hand gun, usually a musket, with such a lock.

Formerly they had to be carried separately, but the new arrangement was a great convenience and made the matchlock.
There are two women on ponies, one old one on foot, and three men armed with sword and matchlock.
I did n't want any one to tell me which he was, for I 'd know Matchlock at half a mile distance.
Some genius in the machine shop altered a matchlock musket to flintlock and showed the local gunsmiths how to do it.
As they left the camp, Mrs. Armine saw Hamza behind her tent, patrolling with a matchlock over his shoulder.