2. A trifling or second-rate thing or person. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Snaphance — A Snaphance or Snaphaunce is a particular type of mechanism for firing a gun (or a gun using that mechanism).Like the earlier snaplock and later flintlock, the snaphaunce drives a flint onto a steel to create a shower of sparks to ignite the main … Wikipedia
snaphance — snap·hance … English syllables
snaphance — … Useful english dictionary
Matchlock — Early German musket with serpentine lock The matchlock was the first mechanism, or lock invented to facilitate the firing of a hand held firearm. This design removed the need to lower by hand a lit match into the weapon s flash pan and made it… … Wikipedia
Flintlock — is the general term for any firearm based on the flintlock mechanism. Introduced about 1630, the flintlock rapidly replaced earlier firearm ignition technologies, such as the matchlock and wheellock mechanisms. It continued to be in common use… … Wikipedia
Musket — Muskets and bayonets aboard the frigate Grand Turk. A musket is a muzzle loaded, smooth bore long gun, fired from the shoulder. Muskets were designed for use by infantry. A soldier armed with a musket had the designation musketman or musketeer.… … Wikipedia
Wheellock — Wheellock, wheel lock or wheel lock, is a mechanism for firing a firearm. It was the next major development in firearms technology after the matchlock and the first self igniting firearm. The mechanism is so called because it uses a rotating… … Wikipedia
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snap|haunce — «SNAP hns», noun. = snaphance. (Cf. ↑snaphance) … Useful english dictionary
Firearm — A firearm is a tool that projects either single or multiple projectiles at high velocity through a controlled explosion. The firing is achieved by the gases produced through rapid, confined burning of a propellant. This process of rapid burning… … Wikipedia
