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gunflint
[ guhn-flint ]
gunflint
/ ˈɡʌnˌflɪnt /
noun
- a piece of flint in a flintlock's hammer used to strike the spark that ignites the charge
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Example Sentences
The wines had the dry smack of gunflint and the bouquet of powder, and the company imbibed freely.
From Project Gutenberg
It was one of those cases in which one has to resort to the gunflint.
From Project Gutenberg
The glory of the rabbits remains, but the gunflint trade was, of course, vanished.
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