Anagrams of: MATCHLOCK

• an early style of musket; a slow-burning wick would be lowered into a hole in the breech to ignite the charge

• a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object

• as completely as possible

• secure with chocks

• support on chocks

• An informal social gathering, especially one held over coffee for the purpose of conversation.

• a soft whitish calcite

• a pure flat white with little reflectance

• an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant

• a piece of calcite or a similar substance, usually in the shape of a crayon, that is used to write or draw on blackboards or other flat surfaces

• write, draw, or trace with chalk

• a timepiece that shows the time of day

• measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time

• one who works hard at boring tasks

• a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends

• a mediocre and disdained writer

• a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil

• a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money

• an old or over-worked horse

• a horse kept for hire

• a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.

• cut with a hacking tool

• be able to manage or manage successfully

• cut away

• kick on the arms

• kick on the shins

• fix a computer program piecemeal until it works

• significantly cut up a manuscript

• cough spasmodically

• any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)

• tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle

• leave as a guarantee in return for money

• disable by cutting the hock

• a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated

• a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction

• make a rattling sound

• make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens

• speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly