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flintlocks

Syllables: flint·locksUK/ˈflɪntˌlɒks/

flintlocks is the plural of flintlock.

Meaning of flintlock

Noun

flintlock (plural flintlocks)

  1. An early type of firearm, using a spring-loaded flint to strike sparks into the firing pan.
    • But then I had the flintlock by me for protection. ¶ There were giants in the days when that gun was made; for surely no modern mortal could have held that mass of metal steady to his shoulder. The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus...1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC
  2. A type of lock used on muskets, rifles, and pistols from the early 17th to the mid-19th century.

Questions about flintlocks

What is flintlocks the plural of?
Flintlocks is the plural of flintlock.
How do you pronounce flintlocks?
Flintlocks is pronounced /ˈflɪntˌlɒks/ (UK).

Words near flintlocks in the dictionary

  1. flintlike
  2. flintlime
  3. flintlimes
  4. flintlock
  5. flintlock mechanism
  6. flintlocks
  7. Flintoff
  8. flints
  9. Flintshire
  10. flintstone
  11. flintstones

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