flintlock Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock
    firelock.
  2. noun an obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge

WordNet

Flint"lock` noun
Definitions
  1. A lock for a gun or pistol, having a flint fixed in the hammer, which on stricking the steel ignites the priming.
  2. A hand firearm fitted with a flintlock; esp., the old-fashioned musket of European and other armies.

Webster 1913