In a gun or firearm which uses loose gunpowder: a mechanism by means of which the charge is exploded. Now chiefly historical.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > parts and fittings of firearms > [noun] > lock (54) lock1544 In a gun or firearm which uses loose gunpowder: a mechanism by means of which the charge is exploded. Now chiefly historical. gun-lock1651 That part of the mechanism of a gun by which the charge is exploded. See lock, n.2 5. Subcategories:— types of (13) — sear (5) — hammer (6) — priming-pan (5) — match-cock (2) — flint (4) — steel (2) — firing-pin (2) — needle (2) — nipple (5) — other parts of lock (6) |
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