wheellock

wheellock

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂
Proto-Germanic *hweulō
Old English hwēol
Middle English whel
English wheel
Proto-Indo-European *lewg-der.
Proto-Germanic *luką
Proto-West Germanic *lok
Old English loc
Middle English lok
English lock
English wheellock

    From wheel + lock.

    Noun

    wheellock (plural wheellocks)

    1. (historical, firearms) An early type of firearm, using a spring-driven wheel against a flint to make sparks in the firing pan.
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