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SNIB |
Lock part |
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TAIL-BAY |
The part of a canal lock below the lower gates. |
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BIT |
The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the bolt
and tumblers. |
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KEY |
That part of a mechanism which serves to lock up, make fast,
or adjust to position. |
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HAND |
The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped
by the hand in taking aim. |
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LOCK |
That part or apparatus of a firearm by which the charge is
exploded; as, a matchlock, flintlock, percussion lock, etc. |
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SHANK |
That part of a key which is between the bow and the part
which enters the wards of the lock. |
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FANG |
A projecting tooth or prong, as in a part of a lock, or
the plate of a belt clamp, or the end of a tool, as a chisel, where it
enters the handle. |
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STOCK |
The wood to which the barrel, lock, etc., of a musket or
like firearm are secured; also, a long, rectangular piece of wood,
which is an important part of several forms of gun carriage. |
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TRIGGER |
...tch or
detent as a means of releasing it; especially (Firearms), the part of a
lock which is moved by the finger to release the cock and dischar... |
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NIPPLE |
... an
orifice for discharging a fluid, or for other purposes; as, the nipple
of a nursing bottle; the nipple of a percussion lock, or that part on... |