Flintlock (n.) A lock for a gun or pistol, having a flint fixed in the hammer, which on striking the steel ignites the priming. |
Flintlock (n.) A hand firearm fitted with a flintlock |
flintlock | an obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer, the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge |
flintlock firelock | a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock |