linstock
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linstock
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Corrupted from luntstock, Dutch lontstok, from lont (“lunt”) + stok (“stock, stick”). See link (“a torch”), lunt, and stock.
noun linstocks · lintstock
- A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a lighted match for firing cannon. […] now, sir, (as we were to ascend), their master gunner (a man of no mean skill and courage, you must think,) confronts me with his linstock ready to give fire;
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noun staff for lighting cannons
| Español | botafuego |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 点火棒 |
| Português | botafogo |
| Français | boutefeu |
| Deutsch | Luntenspieß |
| Italiano | buttafuoco |
| Русский | пальник palʹnik |
Talk about this word "linstock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/linstock. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. linstock. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/linstock "linstock." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/linstock.Cite this
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title = {linstock},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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