firelock

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English - English
An old form of gunlock, as the flintlock, which ignites the priming by a spark
{n} a gun, soldier's gun, musket
Hence, a gun having such a lock
a muzzle loader having a flintlock type of gunlock
{i} muzzle loader having a flintlock type of gunlock
An old form of gunlock, as the flintlock, which ignites the priming by a spark; perhaps originally, a matchlock