flintlock

flintlock

English

Etymology

flint +‎ lock

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈflɪntˌlɒk/
• Hyphenation: flint‧lock

Noun

flintlock (plural flintlocks)

1. An early type of firearm, using a spring-loaded flint to strike sparks into the firing pan.
   • 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], OCLC 752825175:

     But then I had the flintlock by me for protection. ¶ There were giants in the days when that gun was made; for surely no modern mortal could have held that mass of metal steady to his shoulder. The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window, […].

2. A type of lock used on muskets, rifles, and pistols from the early 17th to the mid-19th century.

Translations

firearm

Bulgarian: кремъклийка (bg) f (kremǎklijka) Burmese: ကျောက်မီး (my) (kyaukmi:) Chinese: Mandarin: 燧發槍／燧发枪 (suìfāqiāng) Danish: flintlås c Dutch: snaphaan m Esperanto: blunderbuzo, silikpafilo Finnish: piilukko (fi) German: Steinschlossgewehr n Hindi: चकमकी (cakamkī) Macedonian: кременарка f (kremenarka) Malay: senapang batu Portuguese: arma de pederneira f Romanian: flintă (ro) f Russian: кремнёвка (ru) f (kremnjóvka) Welsh: gwn carreg fflint m

type of lock

German: Steinschloss (de) n Swedish: flintlås n

Further reading

• flintlock on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• flintlock mechanism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia