firelock — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A form of gunlock, in which the priming is ignited by a spark.

   Usage

   • Historical

2. A firearm using such a gunlock.

   Usage

   • broadly
   • Historical

   Examples

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   He looked round for his gun, but in place of the clean well-oiled fowing-piece, he found an old firelock lying by him, the barrel encrusted with rust, the lock falling off, and the stock worm-eaten.

   Alfred, surprised to meet his father, whom he thought absent from home, […] stood, holding his firelock in one hand, and his hat in the other […]

   Before we were out of the forest, however, we saw about ten peasants, some armed with firelocks [translating Feuer-rohren], others busy burying something.

Noun

1. a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock

   Synonyms

   flintlock

   Broader terms

   muzzle loader