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flintlock
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun flintlock has 2 senses
- flintlock(n = noun.artifact) firelock - a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock; Array has parts: flintlock
- flintlock(n = noun.artifact) Array - an obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge; Array is a part of firelock, flintlock
is a kind of muzzle loader
has parts: gunflint
is a kind of firing mechanism, gunlock
CIDE DICTIONARY
flintlock, n.
- A lock for a gun or pistol, having a flint fixed in the hammer, which on striking the steel ignites the priming. [1913 Webster]
- A hand firearm fitted with a flintlock; esp., the old-fashioned musket of European and other armies. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
flintlock, n. hist.
1 an old type of gun fired by a spark from a flint.
2 the lock producing such a spark.
1 an old type of gun fired by a spark from a flint.
2 the lock producing such a spark.
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