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wheel lock

–noun
1. an old type of gunlock in which sparks are produced by the friction of a small steel wheel against a piece of iron pyrites.
2. a gun having such a gunlock.

Origin:
1660–70
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wheel lock  
n.  
  1. A firing mechanism in certain obsolete small arms, in which a small wheel produces sparks by revolving against a flint.

  2. A firearm using such a mechanism.

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