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flintlock

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flint⋅lock

[flint-lok]
–noun
1. an outmoded gunlock in which a piece of flint striking against steel produces sparks that ignite the priming.
2. a firearm with such a lock.

Origin:
1675–85; flint + lock 1
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flint·lock   (flĭnt'lŏk')   
n.  
  1. An obsolete gunlock in which a flint fixed in the hammer produces a spark that ignites the charge.

  2. A firearm having this type of gunlock. Also called firelock.

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