snap-haunce

An old word for a fire-lock or musket; a spring-lock for fire-arms.

Haunce
·vt To <<Enhance>>. ...

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Snap
·vt A snap beetle. II. Snap ·vt A greedy fellow. III. Snap ·noun To project with a snap. IV. Snap...

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snap
Applied to the weather; as, 'a cold snap,' i. e. a period of sudden cold weather. A common expressio...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
Snap shot
·add. ·- Act of taking a snapshot (in sense 2). II. Snap shot ·add. ·- A quick offhand shot, made w...

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Snip-snap
·adj Quick; short; sharp; smart. II. Snip-snap ·noun A tart dialogue with quick replies. ...

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snap dragon
A Christmas gambol: raisins and almonds being put into a bowl of brandy, and the candles extinguishe...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
to snap the glaze
To break shop windows or show glasses. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose