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doglock

doglock noun: the lock that preceded the true flintlock in both rifles and pistols in the 17th century.

Noun

doglock (plural doglocks)

  1. (historical) The lock that preceded the true flintlock in both rifles and pistols in the 17th century.

Forms of doglock

pluraldoglocks

Origin of doglock

From dog + lock.

Questions about doglock

What does doglock mean?
Doglock means the lock that preceded the true flintlock in both rifles and pistols in the 17th century.
What part of speech is doglock?
Doglock is a noun.
What is the plural of doglock?
The plural of doglock is doglocks.

Words near doglock in the dictionary

  1. doglets
  2. doglike
  3. dogliness
  4. dogling
  5. doglings
  6. doglock
  7. doglocks
  8. dogloo
  9. dogloos
  10. doglore
  11. doglover

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