Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wheellock

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wheel-lock
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An early type of firearm, using a spring-driven wheel against a flint to make sparks in the firing pan.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel Proto-Indo-European *lewg-der. Proto-Germanic *luką Proto-West Germanic *lok Old English loc Middle English lok English lock English wheellock From wheel + lock.

Inflected Forms

wheellocks (plural)

Questions

What does wheellock mean?: An early type of firearm, using a spring-driven wheel against a flint to make sparks in the firing pan.
Where does wheellock come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel Proto-Indo-European *lewg-der. Proto-Germanic *luką Proto-West Germanic *lok Old English loc Middle English lok English lock English wheellock From wheel + lock.

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