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Frizzen meaning

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.

Using Frizzen

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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.

Context around Frizzen

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 42.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

steel 1×

Sentence patterns with Frizzen

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

called the frizzen to create 1× of steel frizzen at an 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a piece of 1× the spark used 1×

Common sentence endings:

of priming powder 1× the necessary sparks 1×

Words around Frizzen

Just before it in the word index:

frizzell 15 frizz 42 frizot 3 frizington 3 frizer 3 frizell 11

Just after it in the word index:

frizzle 3 frizzled 3 frizzy 17 frk 5 frl 11 frm 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Frizzen

  • In this selection, "frizzen" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 42.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, steel stand out and add context to how "frizzen" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include called the frizzen to create and of steel frizzen at an. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "frizzen" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with frizzen

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

A piece of flint held in the jaws of a spring-loaded hammer, when released by a trigger, strikes a hinged piece of steel (" frizzen ") at an angle, creating a shower of sparks and exposing a charge of priming powder. (40 words)

The spark used to ignite the gunpowder in the touch hole was supplied by a sharpened piece of flint clamped in the jaws of a "cock" which, when released by the trigger, struck a piece of steel called the " frizzen " to create the necessary sparks. (45 words)

Longer example sentences

The spark used to ignite the gunpowder in the touch hole was supplied by a sharpened piece of flint clamped in the jaws of a "cock" which, when released by the trigger, struck a piece of steel called the " frizzen " to create the necessary sparks. (45 words)

A piece of flint held in the jaws of a spring-loaded hammer, when released by a trigger, strikes a hinged piece of steel (" frizzen ") at an angle, creating a shower of sparks and exposing a charge of priming powder. (40 words)

Example sentences (2)

A piece of flint held in the jaws of a spring-loaded hammer, when released by a trigger, strikes a hinged piece of steel (" frizzen ") at an angle, creating a shower of sparks and exposing a charge of priming powder.

The spark used to ignite the gunpowder in the touch hole was supplied by a sharpened piece of flint clamped in the jaws of a "cock" which, when released by the trigger, struck a piece of steel called the " frizzen " to create the necessary sparks.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "frizzen" in a sentence?
An example: "A piece of flint held in the jaws of a spring-loaded hammer, when released by a trigger, strikes a hinged piece of steel (" frizzen ") at an angle, creating a shower of sparks and exposing a charge of priming powder." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "frizzen" from authentic English texts.
What does "frizzen" mean?
Frizzen means: 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.
How many example sentences with "frizzen" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "frizzen", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.