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Doghead

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doglocknoun(firearms, historical) The lock that preceded the true flintlock in both rifles and pistols in the 17th century.
firelocknoun(by extension, historical) A firearm using such a gunlock.
matchlocknoun(historical) Early type of firearm, using a smoldering piece of cord to fire the powder in the firing pan.
mousenounAny small rodent of the genus Mus.
snaplocknounA mechanism for firing a gun that ignites the propellant by means of sparks produced when a spring-powered cock strikes a flint down on to a piece of hardened steel.
handnounThe part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
fire dognoun(chiefly US) Either of a pair of horizontal metal supports for holding logs in a fireplace.
fuseenounA large friction match.
gunhandnounThe hand that someone uses to fire a gun.
hammernounA tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding.
handgonnenoun(historical) A handheld pre-matchlock black-powder gun.
gunlocknounA mechanism fitted to a cannon that fires it when a cord is pulled.
gunflintnounThe piece of flint or other suitable natural stone that is used in a flintlock weapon to generate a spark
fire dogsnounThe metal frame in a fireplace, used to hold the logs, or to support the poker and other tools.
firing pinnoun(firearms) the part of the firing mechanism which strikes the cartridge's primer to ignite the gunpowder.
flash pannoun(firearms) A small receptacle for priming powder, found next to the touch hole on muzzleloading guns.
boxlocknoun(firearms) A style of double-barrelled shotgun with concealed, self-cocking hammers that use a break-open action.
hand cannonnoun(US, slang) A very large handgun, often impractically so.
flintlocknounA type of lock used on muskets, rifles, and pistols from the early 17th to the mid-19th century.
handcannonnounAlternative form of hand cannon. [An early firearm requiring manual ignition through a touch hole.]

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