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flintlock

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  1. 1. n. A lock for a gun or pistol, having a flint fixed in the hammer, which on striking the steel ignites the priming. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A hand firearm fitted with a flintlock; esp., the old-fashioned musket of European and other armies. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. an obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 1. A lock for a gun or pistol, having a flint fixed in the hammer, which on stricking the steel ignites the priming. 2. A hand firearm fitted with a flintlock; esp., the old-fashioned musket of European and other armies. Source: webster
  6. 6. n:100 n. a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock n. an obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge Source: ecdict

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