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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Firelock

· Fire·lock · IPA /ˈfaɪ(ə)ɹˌlɑk/
01 n. An old form of gunlock, as the flintlock, which ignites the priming by a spark; perhaps originally, a matchlock. Hence, a gun having such a lock.
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    An old form of gunlock, as the flintlock, which ignites the priming by a spark; perhaps originally, a matchlock. Hence, a gun having such a lock.