- 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]
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snap — pod·snap·pery; snap; snap·hance; snap·less; snap·pable; snap·pi·ly; snap·pi·ness; snap·ping·ly; snap·pish; snap·pish·ly; snap·pish·ness; snap·py; snap·shot·ter; snip·per·snap·per; snip·snap·sno·rum; un·snap; whip·per·snap·per; snap·per;… … English syllables
hance — en·hance; en·hance·ment; hance; snap·hance; … English syllables
snaphance — snap·hance … English syllables
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
