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Crowds Seizing Cotton Fabric For Arms Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is FLINTLOCKS which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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99%10Exact Match!
noun

• a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock

• an obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge

37%9Seizing or seizing up suddenly
noun

• a small fragment

• obscene terms for female genitals

• (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment

• a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion

• the act of catching an object with the hands

verb

• to grasp hastily or eagerly

• to make grasping motions

• take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

26%6 Support by arms - threaten by arms
noun

• robbery at gunpoint

• the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

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