noun
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an obsolete gunlock in which the charge is ignited by a spark produced by a flint in the hammer
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a firearm having such a lock
Etymology
Origin of flintlock
Vocabulary lists containing flintlock
Example Sentences
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The spread of the flintlock was a watershed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
You have to be particular about muzzle-loading a flintlock and making sure the flint is in place.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2024
Remington, the country’s oldest gun maker, began making flintlock rifles in the region in 1816.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2023
An Egyptian limestone statue, dating to 2400 BC, sold for £6 million; while a pair of Napoleonic flintlock pistols fetched £976,000.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2022
Give the men flintlock pistols and horses and they could have come straight out of a children’s book.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
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