Definitions
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- noun a
flintlock
Etymologies
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Dutch
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Examples
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"Recent arrivals all carrying the new snaphaan ... but I stick to my clumsy old matchlock ... don't I deserve a clumsy weapon for such a clumsy prey?"
Gravity's Rainbow Pynchon, Thomas 1978
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"He knew that a snaphaan would weigh less, its cock, flint, and steel give him surer ignition-but he felt a nostalgia about the haakbus ... he didn't mind the extra weight, it was his crotchet. ..."
Gravity's Rainbow Pynchon, Thomas 1978
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