Gunflint

What do we mean by gunflint?

The piece of flint used to strike the igniting spark in a flintlock. noun

A piece of shaped flint fixed in the lock of a musket or pistol, before percussion-caps were used, to fire the charge. noun

A sharpened flint for the lock of a gun, to ignite the charge. It was in common use before the introduction of percussion caps. noun

The piece of flint or other suitable natural stone that is used in a flintlock weapon to generate a spark noun

The piece of flint that provides the igniting spark in a flintlock weapon noun

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Words that are spelled similarly to gunflint:
gunflint, gunpoint, gunflints, sunglint.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective gunflint:
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