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 Definitions of wheel lock  [ˈʰwi lɪŋ, ˈwi-]  

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Definition of 'wheel lock' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) wheel lock
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.  wheel lock
a gun having such a gunlock.

Etymology:  (1660–70)

Definition of 'wheel lock' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) wheel lock
an obsolete gunlock using flint and a revolving wheel

'wheel lock' - Nearby Entries  

wheel  wheel lock  wheel tree  wheeling  wheelless  wheels  wheelwork  



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