snaplock

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noun

A 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.

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Meanings

nounsnaplock (plural snaplocks)

plural snaplocks

  1. A 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.

Origin

From snap + lock.

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Translations

Finnish sieppolukko
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Cite this entry
APA

snaplock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snaplock

MLA

“snaplock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snaplock. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snaplock,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snaplock.

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