frizzen

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Synonyms: fizzen, frizzed, frizzes, frizzer

Antonyms: fizzen, frizzed, frizzes, frizzer

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Noun

1. 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.

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