Meaning of frizel | Babel Free

Definitions

A movable furrowed piece of steel struck by the flint, to throw sparks into the pan, in an early form of flintlock.

historical

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.”

CEFR level