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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How to use flintlock in a sentence

The most welcome capture was the arms, for many of his men were armed with flintlock muskets.
A Little Union Scout|Joel Chandler Harris
They were armed defensively with a shield, and offensively with a curved sword, and a flintlock musket slung at the saddle-bow.
Michael Strogoff|Jules Verne
The boy followed, and then the master took his seat in the stern, with his flintlock fowling piece within reach.
Duffels|Edward Eggleston
Flintlock rifles were the usual arm, though here and there a man had a Cramer.
McClure's Magazine, January, 1896, Vol. VI. No. 2|Various

Some genius in the machine shop altered a matchlock musket to flintlock and showed the local gunsmiths how to do it.
Space Viking|Henry Beam Piper

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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flintlock

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