LINSTOCK


Meaning of LINSTOCK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlin-ˌstäk ]

noun

Etymology: Dutch lontstok, from lont match + stok stick

Date: 1575

: a staff having a pointed foot (as for sticking into the ground) and a forked tip and formerly used to hold a lighted match for firing cannon

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