wheellock

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An early type of firearm, using a spring-driven wheel against a flint to make sparks in the firing pan. historical

词形变化

wheellocks plural

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂
Proto-Germanic *hweulō
Old English hwēol
Middle English whel
English wheel
Proto-Indo-European *lewg-der.
Proto-Germanic *luką
Proto-West Germanic *lok
Old English loc
Middle English lok
English lock
English wheellock
From wheel + lock.
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