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FLINTLOCK

\flˈɪntlɒk], \flˈɪntlɒk], \f_l_ˈɪ_n_t_l_ɒ_k]\

Definitions of FLINTLOCK

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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a muzzle loader having a flintlock of gunlock

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

A hand firearm fitted with a flintlock; esp., the old-fashioned musket of European and other armies.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A hand firearm fitted with a flintlock; esp., the old-fashioned musket of European and other armies.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

A gun lock that fires the charge by a spark produced by the striking of flint on steel.
A firearm, as a musket, with a flintlock.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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