snaphaunce

[ snap-hans, -hahns ]

/ ˈsnæp hæns, -hɑns /

noun

an early flintlock mechanism for igniting a charge of gunpowder in a gun.

Origin of snaphaunce

First recorded in 1580–90; from Dutch snaphaan (or German Schnapphahn ) originally, “highwayman,” equivalent to snap(pen) “to snatch” + haan “rooster” (Dutch haan, German Hahn, parallel to English cock meaning both “rooster” and “hammer of a firearm”); source of the final s sound unclear; see snap, cock¹

Words nearby snaphaunce

snap brim, Snapchat, snap course, snapdragon, snap fastener, snaphaunce, snap-in, snap judgment, snap link, snap-off, snap-on

Example sentences from the Web for snaphaunce

Textual remarks Page 12, snaphaunce is not a Dutch word; it is derived from the Dutch snaphaan.
Gunnery in 1858|William Greener
Cotgrave has arquebuse à fusil, "a snaphaunce," and explains fusil as "a fire-steele for a tinder-box."
The Romance of Words (4th ed.)|Ernest Weekley
I have a couple of wheel locks, to start with, and three miguelet-locks and an Italian snaphaunce.
Murder in the Gunroom|Henry Beam Piper
There were also matchlocks, snaphaunce pieces, pistols, swords and hangers (cutlasses).
Domestic Life in Virginia in the Seventeenth Century|Annie Lash Jester

The “snaphaunce” or fire-lock, is distinctly stated by Grose to be of Dutch origin,—hence the name.
Gunnery in 1858|William Greener

单词	snaphaunce
释义	snaphaunce [ snap-hans, -hahns ] / ˈsnæp hæns, -hɑns / noun an early flintlock mechanism for igniting a charge of gunpowder in a gun. Origin of snaphaunce First recorded in 1580–90; from Dutch snaphaan (or German Schnapphahn ) originally, “highwayman,” equivalent to snap(pen) “to snatch” + haan “rooster” (Dutch haan, German Hahn, parallel to English cock meaning both “rooster” and “hammer of a firearm”); source of the final s sound unclear; see snap, cock¹ Words nearby snaphaunce snap brim, Snapchat, snap course, snapdragon, snap fastener, snaphaunce, snap-in, snap judgment, snap link, snap-off, snap-on Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for snaphaunce Textual remarks Page 12, snaphaunce is not a Dutch word; it is derived from the Dutch snaphaan. Gunnery in 1858\|William Greener Cotgrave has arquebuse à fusil, "a snaphaunce," and explains fusil as "a fire-steele for a tinder-box." The Romance of Words (4th ed.)\|Ernest Weekley I have a couple of wheel locks, to start with, and three miguelet-locks and an Italian snaphaunce. Murder in the Gunroom\|Henry Beam Piper There were also matchlocks, snaphaunce pieces, pistols, swords and hangers (cutlasses). Domestic Life in Virginia in the Seventeenth Century\|Annie Lash Jester The “snaphaunce” or fire-lock, is distinctly stated by Grose to be of Dutch origin,—hence the name. Gunnery in 1858\|William Greener
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