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firelock
UK /ˈfaɪəlɒk/ US /ˈfaɪ(ə)ɹˌlɑk/
noun 2
Collocations
3ADJ.
old
VERB + FIRELOCK
found, holding, stood
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
1
A form of gunlock, in which the priming is ignited by a spark.
2
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.
Alfred, surprised to meet his father, whom he thought absent from home, […] stood, holding his firelock in one hand, and his hat in the other […]
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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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.
Wiktionary02
Alfred, surprised to meet his father, whom he thought absent from home, […] stood, holding his firelock in one hand, and his hat in the other […]
Wiktionary03
Before we were out of the forest, however, we saw about ten peasants, some armed with firelocks [translating Feuer-rohren], others busy burying something.
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