Flintlock

Meaning

Noun

●

In Firearms & Weapons:

An early type of

, using a

to

into the

pan.

●

A type of

used on

,

, and

from

e early 17th to

e mid-19th century.

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Origin

flintlock

English

flint

English

flint

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

lock

English

locc

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

lucan

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

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