About The Word Linstock
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Linstock
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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
Synonyms | Synonyms for Linstock: Related Terms | Find terms related to Linstock: 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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