Flintlock
Pronunciation : Flint"lock`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. A lock for a gun or pistol, having a flint fixed in the hammer, which on stricking the steel ignites the priming.
2. A hand firearm fitted with a flintlock; esp., the old-fashioned musket of European and other armies.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913