flintlock

[ flint-lok ]

/ ˈflɪntˌlɒk /

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noun

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

a firearm with such a lock.

Origin of flintlock

First recorded in 1675–85; flint + lock¹

Words nearby flintlock

fling (throw) down the gauntlet, flint, flint corn, flint glass, flinthead, flintlock, Flintoff, Flintshire, Flint's murmur, flinty, flip

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Example sentences from the Web for flintlock

On the wall above hung leather thongs, and a long Reefian flintlock stood in the corner.
The Scapegoat|Hall Caine
He was surprised and excited, the trigger of his flintlock trade gun pulled hard, and his shot went wide.
South from Hudson Bay|E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill
Soon we heard a cracking in the brush and a noise that sounded like the snapping of a flintlock.
Blazing The Way|Emily Inez Denny
Silver glittered about the flintlock and the hardwood stock of his gun.
The Rescue|Joseph Conrad

The mossback cannot win, because he prefers a flintlock to a Mauser.
Chapters in Rural Progress|Kenyon L. Butterfield

British Dictionary definitions for flintlock

flintlock

/ (ˈflɪntˌlɒk) /

noun

an obsolete gunlock in which the charge is ignited by a spark produced by a flint in the hammer

a firearm having such a lock

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单词	flintlock
释义	flintlock [ flint-lok ] / ˈflɪntˌlɒk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR flintlock ON THESAURUS.COM noun an outmoded gunlock in which a piece of flint striking against steel produces sparks that ignite the priming. a firearm with such a lock. Origin of flintlock First recorded in 1675–85; flint + lock¹ Words nearby flintlock fling (throw) down the gauntlet, flint, flint corn, flint glass, flinthead, flintlock, Flintoff, Flintshire, Flint's murmur, flinty, flip Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flintlock On the wall above hung leather thongs, and a long Reefian flintlock stood in the corner. The Scapegoat\|Hall Caine He was surprised and excited, the trigger of his flintlock trade gun pulled hard, and his shot went wide. South from Hudson Bay\|E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill Soon we heard a cracking in the brush and a noise that sounded like the snapping of a flintlock. Blazing The Way\|Emily Inez Denny Silver glittered about the flintlock and the hardwood stock of his gun. The Rescue\|Joseph Conrad The mossback cannot win, because he prefers a flintlock to a Mauser. Chapters in Rural Progress\|Kenyon L. Butterfield British Dictionary definitions for flintlock flintlock / (ˈflɪntˌlɒk) / noun an obsolete gunlock in which the charge is ignited by a spark produced by a flint in the hammer a firearm having such a lock Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to flintlock piece, rifle, cannon, pistol, shotgun, revolver, mortar, hardware, handgun, ordnance, musket, rod, difference, equalizer, howitzer, persuader, blaster, magnum, forty-five, peashooter
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flintlock

noun

Origin of flintlock

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Example sentences from the Web for flintlock

British Dictionary definitions for flintlock

noun

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