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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.

Origin of flintlock

First recorded in 1675–85; flint + lock¹

Words nearby flintlock

flint, flint corn, flint glass, flint's murmur, flinthead, flintlock, flintoff, flintshire, flinty, flip, flip chart

Example sentences from the Web for flintlock

On the wall above hung leather thongs, and a long Reefian flintlock stood in the corner.

The Scapegoat |Hall Caine
He was surprised and excited, the trigger of his flintlock trade gun pulled hard, and his shot went wide.

South from Hudson Bay |E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill
Soon we heard a cracking in the brush and a noise that sounded like the snapping of a flintlock.

Blazing The Way |Emily Inez Denny
Silver glittered about the flintlock and the hardwood stock of his gun.

The Rescue |Joseph Conrad

The mossback cannot win, because he prefers a flintlock to a Mauser.

Chapters in Rural Progress |Kenyon L. Butterfield

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