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Linstock

Linstock Meaning & Definition
Linstock Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Linstock?

[n] a stick about a meter long with a point on one end (to stick in the ground) and a forked head on the other end (to hold a lighted match); formerly used to fire cannons

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See Also | stick

Linstock In Webster's Dictionary

\Lin"stock\ (l[i^]n"st[o^]k), n. [Corrupt. fr. luntstock, D. lontstok; lont lunt + stok stock, stick. See {Link} a torch, {Lunt}, and {Stock}.] A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a lighted match for firing cannon. [Written also {lintstock}.]

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