FIRELOCK
Source: 566, 567
firelock. Firelock, n. a gun, soldier's gun, musket
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Fire″lock′, n. 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: 566, 567
firelock. Firelock, n. a gun, soldier's gun, musket
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Fire″lock′, n. 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.