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CIDE DICTIONARY

snaphance

CIDE DICTIONARY

snaphancen. [D. snaphaan a gun, originally, the snapping cock of a gun. See Snap, and Hen.].
  •  A spring lock for discharging a firearm; also, the firearm to which it is attached.  [1913 Webster]
  •  A trifling or second-rate thing or person.  [1913 Webster]

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