HyperDic: gunflint

English > 1 sense of the word gunflint:
NOUNartifactgunflintthe piece of flint that provides the igniting spark in a flintlock weapon
gunflint > pronunciation
Soundsgah'nflihnt
Rhymesament ... varmint: 39 rhymes with ihnt...
English > gunflint: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningThe piece of flint that provides the igniting spark in a flintlock weapon.
Part offlintlockAn obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer
BroaderflintA hard kind of stone

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