snaphaan
English
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editNoun
editsnaphaan (plural snaphaans)
- (firearms, historical) A flintlock.
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editEtymology
editBorrowed from German Schnapphahn (“robber on horseback”). Equivalent to snappen (“to get, to apprehend”) + haan (“rooster, cock”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsnaphaan m (plural snaphanen, diminutive snaphaantje n)
- (historical) silver coin from Guelders
- (historical) early type of flintlock
- (obsolete) any type of flintlock
- (obsolete) gun, rifle
- (obsolete) robber or pillager on horseback
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edit- snaphaen (obsolete)
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edit(flintlock, any type):
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