snap|hance

snap|hance
snap|hance «SNAP hans», noun.
1. an early flintlock worked by a spring.
2. a gun or pistol having such a lock.
[< Dutch snaphaan < snappen snap + haan hammer]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Snaphance — Snap hance , n. [D. snaphaan a gun, originally, the snapping cock of a gun. See {Snap}, and {Hen}.] 1. A spring lock for discharging a firearm; also, the firearm to which it is attached. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. A trifling or second rate thing or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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