Frizel
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Frizel is a noun meaning (firearms, historical) A movable furrowed piece of steel struck by the flint, to throw sparks into the pan, in an early form of flintlock.
Meaning
(firearms, historical) A movable furrowed piece of steel struck by the flint, to throw sparks into the pan, in an early form of flintlock.
Example Sentences
To this succeeded the Snaplance ^([sic]), in which a motion was given to the dog, or cock, and a movable plate of steel, called the frizel, or hammer, was placed vertically above the pan to receive the action of the flint.
Word Forms
- frizels
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fusil, fuzee, fusileer, fuzil, fizzler, fusilier.
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