snaphaan

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noun

A flintlock.

OriginDutch snaphaan →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounsnaphaan (plural snaphaans)

plural snaphaans

  1. historicalengineeringA flintlock.

Origin

  1. Dutchsnaphaan
  2. Dutchsnaphaan
  3. Englishsnaphaan

Borrowed from Dutch snaphaan.

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APA

snaphaan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snaphaan

MLA

“snaphaan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snaphaan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snaphaan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snaphaan.

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