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View synonyms for flintlock
flintlock
/ ˈflɪntˌlɒk /
noun
- an obsolete gunlock in which the charge is ignited by a spark produced by a flint in the hammer
- a firearm having such a lock
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Word History and Origins
Origin of flintlock1
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Example Sentences
The most welcome capture was the arms, for many of his men were armed with flintlock muskets.
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They were armed defensively with a shield, and offensively with a curved sword, and a flintlock musket slung at the saddle-bow.
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The boy followed, and then the master took his seat in the stern, with his flintlock fowling piece within reach.
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Flintlock rifles were the usual arm, though here and there a man had a Cramer.
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Some genius in the machine shop altered a matchlock musket to flintlock and showed the local gunsmiths how to do it.
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