firepan
firepan · firepans
A pan for holding or conveying fire, especially the receptacle for the priming of a gunA pan for holding or conveying fire, especially (firearms) the receptacle for the priming of a gun.
Meaning
1 sensesA pan for holding or conveying fire, especially (firearms) the receptacle for the priming of a gun.
Origin
From fire + pan.From fire + pan.
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