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gun-lock|ˈgʌnlɒk|
That part of the mechanism of a gun by which the charge is exploded. (See lock n.) b. attrib., as gun-lock hammer, gun-lock maker, gun-lock screw, gun-lock spring.
1731Gentl. Mag. I. 265 They [i.e. Spaniards] treated her [i.e. a ship's] men barbarously, torturing their Fingers with Gunlock-Screws, and lighted Matches. 1771H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Paint. (1782) IV. 219 Carving and graving for snuff-boxes, gun-locks, and in mother of pearl. 1795R. Dodd Rep. Hartlepool 16 The breaching gun-lock, on ship⁓board, is infinitely superior to any fire-match. 1814Sporting Mag. XLIV. 150 John Bradford, a gun-lock maker. 1827J. F. Cooper Prairie I. i. 21 The ticking of gun-locks was heard. 1875Knight Dict. Mech., Gun-lock Hammer, the cock or striker of a fire-arm lock. 1894Outing (U.S.) XXIV. 443/2 A gun-lock spring. |