FLINTLOCK


Meaning of FLINTLOCK in English

/flint"lok'/ , n.

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

2. a firearm with such a lock.

[ 1675-85; FLINT + LOCK 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .