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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) flintlock
an outmoded gunlock in which a piece of flint striking against steel produces sparks that ignite the priming.

2. flintlock
a firearm with such a lock.

Etymology: (1675–85)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) flintlock, firelock
a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock

2. (noun) flintlock
an obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge

Definition of 'flintlock'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) flintlock
a lock for a gun or pistol, having a flint fixed in the hammer, which on striking the steel ignites the priming

2. (noun) flintlock
a hand firearm fitted with a flintlock; esp., the old-fashioned musket of European and other armies

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