noun
- an outmoded gunlock in which a piece of flint striking against steel produces sparks that ignite the priming.
- a firearm with such a lock.
noun
- an obsolete gunlock in which the charge is ignited by a spark produced by a flint in the hammer
- a firearm having such a lock
1680s as a type of musket-firing mechanism, from flint + lock (n.1).