gunflint

[ guhn-flint ]

noun
  1. the flint in a flintlock.

Origin of gunflint

1
First recorded in 1725–35; gun1 + flint

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British Dictionary definitions for gunflint

gunflint

/ (ˈɡʌnˌflɪnt) /


noun
  1. a piece of flint in a flintlock's hammer used to strike the spark that ignites the charge

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