Frizel
noun
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Noun
- 1 A movable furrowed piece of steel struck by the flint, to throw sparks into the pan, in an early form of flintlock. historical
"To this succeeded the Snaplance ^([sic]), in which a motion was given to the dog, or cock, and a movable plate of steel, called the frizel, or hammer, was placed vertically above the pan to receive the action of the flint."
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More examples"To this succeeded the Snaplance ^([sic]), in which a motion was given to the dog, or cock, and a movable plate of steel, called the frizel, or hammer, was placed vertically above the pan to receive the action of the flint."
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