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boxlock

noun

Etymology

From box + lock.

  1. inherited from *lūkaną✻
  2. inherited from *lūkan✻
  3. inherited from lūcan
  4. inherited from locken
  5. derived from *lewg-✻
  6. inherited from *luką✻
  7. inherited from *lok✻
  8. inherited from loc
  9. inherited from lok
  10. compounded as boxlock — “box + lock”

Definitions

  1. A style of double-barrelled shotgun with concealed, self-cocking hammers that use a…

    A style of double-barrelled shotgun with concealed, self-cocking hammers that use a break-open action.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA