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wheellock

wheellock noun: an early type of firearm, using a spring-driven wheel against a flint to make sparks in the firing pan.

wheellock: an early type of firearm, using a spring-driven wheel against a flint to make sparks in the firing...
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Noun

wheellock (plural wheellocks)

  1. (historical) An early type of firearm, using a spring-driven wheel against a flint to make sparks in the firing pan.

Forms of wheellock

pluralwheellocks

Origin of wheellock

From wheel + lock.

Questions about wheellock

What does wheellock mean?
Wheellock means an early type of firearm, using a spring-driven wheel against a flint to make sparks in the firing pan.
What part of speech is wheellock?
Wheellock is a noun.
What is the plural of wheellock?
The plural of wheellock is wheellocks.

Words near wheellock in the dictionary

  1. wheelings
  2. wheelings and dealings
  3. wheelless
  4. wheellessness
  5. wheellike
  6. wheellock
  7. wheellocks
  8. wheelmaker
  9. wheelmakers
  10. wheelmaking
  11. wheelman

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