MATCHLOCKS

Noun

matchlocks

plural of matchlock

Source: Wiktionary


MATCHLOCK

Match"lock`, n.

Definition: An old form of gunlock containing a match for firing the priming; hence, a musket fired by means of a match.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 June 2025

DETENTION

(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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