Frizzen
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Frizzen is a noun meaning An L-shaped piece of steel hinged at the rear used in flintlock firearms, positioned over the flash pan so to enclose a small priming charge of black powder next to the flash hole that is drilled through the barrel, such that when fired the flint scrapes it so as to create a spark.
Meaning
An L-shaped piece of steel hinged at the rear used in flintlock firearms, positioned over the flash pan so to enclose a small priming charge of black powder next to the flash hole that is drilled through the barrel, such that when fired the flint scrapes it so as to create a spark.
Word Forms
- frizzens
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include flintlock, flashpan, flint, gunflint, steel, fusee.
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