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Firelock

Firelock Meaning & Definition
Firelock Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Firelock?

[n] a muzzle loader having a flintlock type of gunlock

Synonyms | Synonyms for Firelock: flintlock

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See Also | muzzle loader

Firelock In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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