• (n.) An old form of gunlock, as the flintlock, which ignites the priming by a spark; perhaps originally, a matchlock. Hence, a gun having such a lock. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/firelock/
Fire'lock` noun An old form of gunlock, as the flintlock, which ignites the priming by a spark; perhaps originally, a matchlock. Hence, a gun having such a lock. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/32