flintlock

/ˈflɪntˌlɒk/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

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noun

A type of lock used on muskets, rifles, and pistols from the early 17th to the mid-19th century.

"But then I had the flintlock by me for protection. ¶ There were giants in the days when that gun was made; for surely no modern mortal could have held that mass of metal steady to his shoulder. The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window,[…]."

From flint + lock.

flintlocks (plural)

flintlock mechanism

firelock

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The recorded pronunciation is /ˈflɪntˌlɒk/.

What does flintlock mean?

Where does flintlock come from?

From flint + lock.

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