2006-06-28 04:04:40 · 14 answers · asked by dotty 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I think you are confusing the term matelot which is french for ordinary seaman.
In the days of sail an ordinary seaman was a crew member who had less that two years experience.
It is still used to describe a crew member in France (see the job description below)
Dave B
2006-06-28 04:31:38 · answer #1 · answered by Dave B 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A Mutlock (not sure how it's spelt) is a type of winter overboot used by British forces. It's sort of a fleece outer liner with a sole that is worn over your boots. They are VERY cosy and warm. I got some to wear in Norway and wouldn't go out without them! the only floor is that you can't walk on wet ice in them, the grip is terrible! They kind of look like the furry boots that girls wear in the winter, only not at all trendy or feminine. Not a Matlock, but not sure if you just heard it wrong.
2006-06-29 01:05:29 · answer #2 · answered by genghis41f 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only four I could find were all proper nouns : -
A town in England, a TV series (and the show's star, Ben Matlock), and a town in Australia.
That seems to be about it, really.
I was a member of the UK armed forces and have never heard it used.
2006-06-28 04:13:54 · answer #3 · answered by Grimread 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was in the forces and Matlock is a drinking game which is played by everyone in your squad, basically you all take shots and keep going until there is a winner ie the last man standing.
2006-06-28 05:14:24 · answer #4 · answered by brookes_pa180504 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What Is A Matlock
2016-12-13 06:48:57 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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The military uses the term blue-on-blue. It's the media and civilian public that use the term friendly fire.
2016-04-02 01:20:10 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps you are thinking of a matchlock. This was a primitive type of musket with a lock in which a piece of smouldering wick was used for igniting the powder.
2006-06-28 04:19:51 · answer #7 · answered by Boris Rott 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh dear Dotty! Could you be thinking of a 'flintlock' (a rifle)? No? then it's much more likely that you have a 'mattock' in mind. this is an agricultural hoe-like instrument which is also used for digging.
2006-06-28 04:40:35 · answer #8 · answered by clausiusminkowski 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could it be a Mattock, that.s a tool used to dig small trenchs for use as latrines in the fields.
2006-06-28 05:06:05 · answer #9 · answered by mike-from-spain 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only matlock i know of is the one on telly, sorry
2006-06-28 04:11:08 · answer #10 · answered by ceaskew25 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋