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/ˈflɪntˌlɒk/ · noun
An early type of firearm, using a spring-loaded flint to strike sparks into the firing pan..
But then I had the flintlock by me for protection. ¶ There were giants in the days when that gun was made; for surely no modern mortal could have held that mass of metal steady to his shoulder. The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window,[…].
Use flint lock when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Flint lock means An early type of firearm, using a spring-loaded flint to strike sparks into the firing pan..
Common synonyms include firelock.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
But then I had the flintlock by me for protection. ¶ There were giants in the days when that gun was made; for surely no modern mortal could have held that mass of metal steady to his shoulder. The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window,[…].
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