lin·stock (l n st k )n. A long forked stick for holding a match, formerly used to fire cannon. [Obsolete lyntstock, alteration (possibly influenced by lint, used for tinder) of Dutch lontstok : lont, match + stok, stick (from Middle Dutch stoc).] |
linstock [ˈlɪnˌstɒk]
n
(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a long staff holding a lighted match, formerly used to fire a cannon
[from Dutch lontstok, from lont match + stok stick]
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| Noun | 1. | linstock - 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 stick - an implement consisting of a length of wood; "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick" |
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