Associations to the word «Gunlock»

Wiktionary

GUNLOCK, noun. A mechanism fitted to a cannon that fires it when a cord is pulled.

Dictionary definition

GUNLOCK, noun. The action that ignites the charge in a firearm.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke