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wheel lock
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wheel lock
n.
1. A firing mechanism in certain obsolete small arms, in which a small wheel produces sparks by revolving against a flint.
2. A firearm using such a mechanism.
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Noun1.wheel lock - an obsolete gunlock using flint and a revolving wheel
firing mechanism, gunlock - the action that ignites the charge in a firearm


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