"wheellock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wheellocks [plural]
Etymology: wheel + lock Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wheel|lock}} wheel + lock Head templates: {{en-noun}} wheellock (plural wheellocks)
  1. (historical, firearms) An early type of firearm, using a spring-driven wheel against a flint to make sparks in the firing pan. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Firearms
    Sense id: en-wheellock-en-noun-b6ZGNtZY Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry

Inflected forms

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