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• noun (Context 1)
A historical firearm equipped with a flintlock firing mechanism.
Usage Example
"The museum displayed a beautifully preserved musket carried by an officer during the American Revolutionary War."
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musket
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pistol
firearm
• noun (Context 2)
An obsolete firing mechanism for a firearm, functioning by striking a piece of flint against a steel plate to produce sparks that ignite gunpowder.
Usage Example
"The invention of the firelock greatly improved the reliability of infantry weapons in the seventeenth century."
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firelock
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