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linstock

[ lin-stok ]

noun

  1. a staff with one end forked to hold a match, formerly used in firing cannon.


linstock

/ ˈlɪnˌstɒk /

noun

  1. a long staff holding a lighted match, formerly used to fire a cannon
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of linstock1

1565–75; earlier lyntstock < Dutch lontstock match-stick, with lint replacing lont by association with the material commonly used as tinder
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Word History and Origins

Origin of linstock1

C16: from Dutch lontstok, from lont match + stok stick
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Example Sentences

A tall artillerist stood, with linstock and fuse, near the breech, waiting for the order to fire.

The gallant gunners, linstock in hand, watched by the guns loaded with bags of bullets and with chain shot.

Another suggestion connects it with a supposed derivation of “linstock,” from “lint.”

Wat Kilby, whose eyes had been fixed on Janet staring out of the window, uttered a low growl, and lit the linstock.

Linstock in hand the brawny gunner on the poop stood ready to answer them when the word should be given.

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