释义 |
snap·hance noun or snap·haunce \ˈsnapˌ han](t)s, -hän]\; also snap·haan \]n\ (-s) Etymology: Dutch snaphaan highway man, snaphance (influenced in meaning by snappen to snap and haan hammer of a gun), from Middle Dutch snaphaen highwayman, from snappen to snap, snatch + haen cock; akin to Old High German hani cock — more at snap, chant 1. a. : a primitive flintlock b. : an old-time musket having such a lock 2. obsolete : a snap catch or spring catch |