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Synonyms of firelock
as in musket, shotgun
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for firelock
- blunderbuss,
- breechloader,
- culverin,
- fieldpiece,
- flintlock,
- harquebus
- (or arquebus),
- matchlock,
- musket,
- shotgun,
- smoothbore,
- twenty-two
- (or .22)
- derringer,
- forty-five
- (or .45),
- gat
- [slang],
- handgun,
- pistol,
- revolver,
- rod
- [slang],
- roscoe
- [slang],
- sidearm,
- six-gun,
- six-shooter,
- zip gun
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The first known use of firelock was in 1544
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