estoc

[e-stok; French e-stawk]

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noun, plural es·tocs

[e-stoks; French e-stawk] /ɛˈstɒks; French ɛˈstɔk/.

a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.

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Origin of estoc

1820–30; < Old French: literally, point (of a sword). See stock

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blade dagger saber brand foil cutlass rapier hanger sabre broadsword kris epee creese claymore falchion backsword scimitar toledo dirk bilbo

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His right hand was drawn so far back, that the glittering point of the estoc only showed in front of his hip.
Wager of Battle
Henry William Herbert