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flintlock definition

flint·lock (flint′läk′)

noun

  1. a gunlock in which a flint in the hammer strikes a metal plate to produce a spark that ignites the powder
  2. an old-fashioned gun with such a lock

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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