| NOUN | artifact | flintlock, firelock | a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock |
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| artifact | flintlock | an obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer |
| Sounds | flih'ntlaa.k | |
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| Rhymes | aftershock ... woodcock: 87 rhymes with aak... | |
| Meaning | A muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock. | |
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| Synonym | firelock | |
| Parts | flintlock | An obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer |
| Broader | muzzle loader | An obsolete firearm that was loaded through the muzzle |
| Meaning | An obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge. | |
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| Part of | flintlock, firelock | A muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock |
| Parts | gunflint | The piece of flint that provides the igniting spark in a flintlock weapon |
| Broader | gunlock, firing mechanism | The action that ignites the charge in a firearm |
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