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firelock

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fire·lock  (frlk)
n.
See flintlock.
firelock [ˈfaɪəˌlɒk]
n
1. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) an obsolete type of gunlock with a priming mechanism ignited by sparks
2. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a gun or musket having such a lock
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Noun1.firelockfirelock - a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock
flintlock
flintlock - an obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge
muzzle loader - an obsolete firearm that was loaded through the muzzle


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One of them snatched my firelock up and levelled it at my head, while the other held a great knife to my throat and swore between his teeth that he would plunge it into me if I moved a step.
Sign of the Four by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
I gave each of them a musket, with a firelock on it, and about eight charges of powder and ball, charging them to be very good husbands of both, and not to use either of them but upon urgent occasions.
Robinson Crusoe by Defoe, Daniel View in context
But he was very much deceived in this conclusion, for daylight had hardly begun to appear when there came up to the inn four men on horseback, well equipped and accoutred, with firelocks across their saddle-bows.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
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