FLINTLOCK


Meaning of FLINTLOCK in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

1. : a lock for an old-fashioned gun or pistol used chiefly in the 17th and 18th centuries having a flint fixed in the hammer that on striking the battery of the pan ignited the priming which communicated its fire to the charge through the touchhole — compare percussion lock , wheel lock

2. : a firearm fitted with a flintlock ; especially : an old-fashioned military musket so equipped

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