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Snaphance

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(1):

(n.) A trifling or second-rate thing or person.

(2):

(n.) A spring lock for discharging a firearm; also, the firearm to which it is attached.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Snaphance'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/snaphance.html. 1828.
 
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