snaphance

About 0.00 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A spring lock for discharging a firearm.
2. noun The firearm to which it is attached.
3. noun A trifling or second-rate thing or person.
4. noun A snappish retort.

Similar words

snaphaunce snaplock snaphaan lock pick gun electric lock pick snap spring padlock snap trap snap cap panic snap

Often followed by

lock and with muskets was by