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Words with a similar base: flintlock

'flintlock'

[flintlock.n.01] as in: a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock

'flintlock'

[flintlock.n.02] as in: an obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge

Origins

					flintlock (English)
├── flint (English)
│   └── flint (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
└── lock (English)
    ├── locc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    └── lucan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))