Definition of "firelocks" [firelocks]

• Plural form of firelock. (noun)

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• "There was no dispute, from the firelocks which they carried, and the plaids and bonnets which they wore, that they were a party of"
• "These are but precautions — these are the firelocks which our old soldiers have at their sides, loaded and cocked, but at present lying quiet on the grass."
• "The Wooden Horse--an old form of military punishment was called "riding the wooden horse"--this horse's back was a beam of oak wood with heavy firelocks early flintlock rifles--very heavy binding the "rider's" legs in place to make the ride more painful."