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flintlock

noun

1 flintlock

A muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock.

synonym: firelock.

Dutch: vuursteenslot
Polish: karabin skałkowy

2 flintlock

An obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge.

Dutch: vuursteenslot
Polish: zamek skałkowy


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