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Definition of
flintlock noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
flintlock
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈflɪntlɑk
/
/
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a gun used in the past that produced a
spark
from a
flint
when the
trigger
was pressed
See
flintlock
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