snaphance
noun
snap·hance
variants
or snaphaunce
or less commonly snaphaan
ˈsnapˌ han|(t)s,
-hän|
|n
plural -s
1
a
: a primitive flintlock
b
: an old-time musket having such a lock
2
obsolete
: a snap catch or spring catch
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