estoc
[ e-stok; French e-stawk ]
/ ɛˈstɒk; French ɛˈstɔk /
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.
RELATED WORDS
blade, dagger, saber, brand, foil, cutlass, rapier, hanger, sabre, broadsword, kris, epee, creese, claymore, falchion, backsword, scimitar, toledo, dirk, bilbo
Nearby words
- estivate,
- estivation,
- estivoautumnal,
- estlander operation,
- esto perpetua,
- estocada,
- estonia,
- estonian,
- estop,
- estoppage
Origin of estoc
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for estoc
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