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flintlock

noun
/ˈflɪntˌlɒk/UK

Etymology

From flint + 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 flintlock — “flint + lock”

Definitions

  1. An early type of firearm, using a spring-loaded flint to strike sparks into the firing…

    An early type of firearm, using a spring-loaded flint to strike sparks into the firing pan.

  2. A type of lock used on muskets, rifles, and pistols from the early 17th to the mid-19th…

    A type of lock used on muskets, rifles, and pistols from the early 17th to the mid-19th century.

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