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SNAPHANCE

Snap "hance `, n. Etym: [D. snaphaan a gun, originally, the snapping cock of a gun. See Snap, and Hen. ]

 

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. ]