flintlock (n.)

  1. a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock

    [ Syn: firelock ]

  2. an obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge

The dictionary is based on the WordNet Electronic Lexical Database.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2011 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.