flintlock, firelock
(noun) a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock
Source: WordNet® 3.1
firelock (plural firelocks)
(historical) A form of gunlock, in which the priming is ignited by a spark. [from 16th c.]
(historical) A firearm using such a gunlock. [from 17th c.]
• flockier
Source: Wiktionary
Fire"lock`, n.
Definition: An old form of gunlock, as the flintlock, which ignites the priming by a spark; perhaps originally, a matchlock. Hence, a gun having such a lock.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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