firelock
Americannoun
noun
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an obsolete type of gunlock with a priming mechanism ignited by sparks
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a gun or musket having such a lock
Etymology
Origin of firelock
Example Sentences
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I am apprehensive about the use of the firelock, and pray I acquit myself well in the day of trial.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Besides their grenades and the firelock, grenadiers carried axes which, with the grenades, were employed in the assault of fortresses, as we are told in the celebrated song, “The British Grenadiers.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various
Each took his firelock, bullet pouch, and powder horn from their hooks above the fireplace, and, bidding brief farewell to homefolk, set forth to the appointed meeting place.
From Vermont A Study of Independence by Rowland E. (Evans) Robinson
They calmly claimed their own, with the least little click of a well-polished firelock, the slightest flutter of a green silk banner.
From My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Lewis Wingfield
The trusty firelock was remounted, and hung in polished readiness over each humble door.
From Mind Amongst the Spindles by Various
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