firelock

firelock is a 8-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: An old form of gunlock, as the flintlock, which ignites the priming by a spark; perhaps originally, a matchlock. Hence, a gun having such a lock. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 19 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. An old form of gunlock, as the flintlock, which ignites the priming by a spark; perhaps originally, a matchlock. Hence, a gun having such a lock.
2. noun. a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock

   Synonyms: flintlock

Synonyms

flintlock

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in firelock:

flockier

Common word forms

firelocks

Words from these letters

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