01 n. A lock for a gun or pistol, having a flint fixed in the hammer, which on striking the steel ignites the priming.
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1.
A lock for a gun or pistol, having a flint fixed in the hammer, which on striking the steel ignites the priming.
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2.
A hand firearm fitted with a flintlock; esp., the old-fashioned musket of European and other armies.