flash pan

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flash pan

noun flash pans · flashpan

A small receptacle for priming powder, found next to the touch hole on muzzleloading guns. Holonym: firearm
Similar: priming pan, pan[Appendix:Glossary

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noun small receptacle for priming powder

Русский	по́лка pólka

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@misc{flash_pan_2026,
  title = {flash pan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flash%20pan},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}