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Meaning Of Flint
n.
A massive, somewhat impure variety of quartz, in color
usually of a gray to brown or nearly black, breaking with a conchoidal
fracture and sharp edge. It is very hard, and strikes fire with steel.
n.
A piece of flint for striking fire; -- formerly much used,
esp. in the hammers of gun locks.
n.
Anything extremely hard, unimpressible, and unyielding, like
flint.