FIRELOCK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does firelock mean? 

• FIRELOCK (noun)
  The noun FIRELOCK has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: FIRELOCK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FIRELOCK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

firelock; flintlock

Hypernyms ("firelock" is a kind of...):

muzzle loader (an obsolete firearm that was loaded through the muzzle)

Meronyms (parts of "firelock"):

flintlock (an obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge)