firelock

[fahy^uhr-lok]

noun

a gun having a lock in which the priming is ignited by sparks struck from flint and steel, as the flintlock musket.

Origin:
1540–50; fire + lock¹

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firelock (ˈfaɪəˌlɒk)

—n
1.	an obsolete type of gunlock with a priming mechanism ignited by sparks
2.	a gun or musket having such a lock

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