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gunflint

noun

Etymology

From gun + flint.

  1. derived from *(s)plind-✻ — “to split, cleave”
  2. inherited from *flintaz✻
  3. inherited from *flint✻
  4. inherited from flint
  5. inherited from flynt
  6. compounded as gunflint — “gun + flint”

Definitions

  1. The piece of flint or other suitable natural stone that is used in a flintlock weapon to…

    The piece of flint or other suitable natural stone that is used in a flintlock weapon to generate a spark

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