Firelock
Pronunciation : Fire"lock`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: An old form of gunlock, as the flintlock, which ignites the priming by a spark; perhaps originally, a matchlock. Hence, a gun having such a lock.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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