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.
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Firelock
/ˈfaɪəlɒk/
Synonyms for "firelock" (5 found)
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6 entriesearly modern weaponfirelock musketfirelock pistolflintlock firearmhistorical firearmignition mechanism
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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 […]
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Before we were out of the forest, however, we saw about ten peasants, some armed with firelocks [translating Feuer-rohren], others busy burying something.
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