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Snaphance
Pronunciation : Snap"hance`
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [D. snaphaan a gun, originally, the snapping cock of a gun. See Snap, and Hen.]
Definition : 1. A spring lock for discharging a firearm; also, the firearm to which it is attached. [Obs.]
2. A trifling or second-rate thing or person. [Obs.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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