Thesaurus: firelock
An old form of gunlock, as the flintlock, which ignites the priming by a spark; perhaps originally, a matchlock. Hence, a gun having such a lock.
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- n. An old form of gunlock, as the flintlock, which ignites the priming by a spark; perhaps originally, a matchlock. Hence, a gun having such a lock.
- n. a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock
- An old form of gunlock, as the flintlock, which ignites the priming by a spark; perhaps originally, a matchlock. Hence, a gun having such a lock.
- An old form of gunlock, as the flintlock, which ignites thepriming by a spark; perhaps originally, a matchlock. Hence, a gunhaving such a lock.
- n a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock