flintlock

[flint-lok]

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noun

an outmoded gunlock in which a piece of flint striking against steel produces sparks that ignite the priming.

a firearm with such a lock.

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Origin:
1675–85; flint + lock¹

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flintlock (ˈflɪntˌlɒk)

—n
1.	an obsolete gunlock in which the charge is ignited by a spark produced by a flint in the hammer
2.	a firearm having such a lock

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flintlock

1680s as a type of musket-firing mechanism, from flint + lock (1).

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