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flintlock

[ flint-lok ]
/ ˈflɪntˌlɒk /
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noun

an outmoded gunlock in which a piece of flint striking against steel produces sparks that ignite the priming.
a firearm with such a lock.

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Origin of flintlock

First recorded in 1675–85; flint + lock1

Words nearby flintlock

fling (throw) down the gauntlet, flint, flint corn, flint glass, flinthead, flintlock, Flintoff, Flintshire, Flint's murmur, flinty, flip
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Words related to flintlock

piece, rifle, cannon, pistol, shotgun, revolver, mortar, hardware, handgun, ordnance, musket, rod, difference, equalizer, howitzer, persuader, blaster, magnum, forty-five, peashooter

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British Dictionary definitions 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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