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FLINTLOCK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("flintlock" is a kind of...):
firing mechanism; gunlock (the action that ignites the charge in a firearm)
Meronyms (parts of "flintlock"):
gunflint (the piece of flint that provides the igniting spark in a flintlock weapon)
Holonyms ("flintlock" is a part of...):
firelock; flintlock (a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock
Synonyms:
firelock; flintlock
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("flintlock" is a kind of...):
muzzle loader (an obsolete firearm that was loaded through the muzzle)
Meronyms (parts of "flintlock"):
flintlock (an obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge)
