Frizzen Definition
noun
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 scraps it so as to create a spark.
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Noun
Singular:
frizzen
Plural:
frizzensOrigin of Frizzen
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From earlier frizzle (noun), of unknown origin. Compare fleerish, furison
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