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firelocks

firelocks is the plural of firelock.

Meaning of firelock

Noun

firelock (plural firelocks)

  1. (historical) A form of gunlock, in which the priming is ignited by a spark.
  2. (broadly, historical) A firearm using such a gunlock.
    • He looked round for his gun, but in place of the clean well-oiled fowing-piece, he found an old firelock lying by him, the barrel encrusted with rust, the lock falling off, and the stock worm-eaten.1819 June 23, Geoffrey Crayon [pseudonym; Washington Irving], “Rip Van Winkle”, in The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., number I, New York, N.Y.: […] C[ornelius] S. Van Winkle, […], →OCLC...

Questions about firelocks

What is firelocks the plural of?
Firelocks is the plural of firelock.

Words near firelocks in the dictionary

  1. firelining
  2. firelit
  3. fireload
  4. fireloads
  5. firelock
  6. firelocks
  7. firelog
  8. firelogs
  9. Firem'n Chit
  10. Firem'n Chits
  11. firemaker

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