Associations to the word «Flintlock»

Wiktionary

FLINTLOCK, noun. An early type of firearm, using a spring-loaded flint to strike sparks into the firing pan.

Dictionary definition

FLINTLOCK, noun. A muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock.
FLINTLOCK, noun. An obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats