Meaning of firelock | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A form of gunlock, in which the priming is ignited by a spark.
   historical
2. A firearm using such a gunlock.
   broadly, historical

Examples

“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.”

“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 […]”

“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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