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gunflint Definition

gun·flint (-flint′)

noun

a piece of flint in the hammer of a flintlock, for striking a spark to set off the charge

gunflint Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • English: Mike Pitts recalls the day he found an English gunflint on a South pacific island.

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