linstock
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of linstock
1565–75; earlier lyntstock < Dutch lontstock match-stick, with lint replacing lont by association with the material commonly used as tinder
Example Sentences
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A tall artillerist stood, with linstock and fuse, near the breech, waiting for the order to fire.
From The Rifle Rangers by Mayne Reid
He darted his linstock down upon the priming.
From Jim Davis by John Masefield
He himself had charge of the linstock, about which was wound several matches, consisting of lengths of twisted cotton wick steeped in lye.
From In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India by Herbert Strang
His eye travelled along the tube;—the magician Botello stood on the broken wall at its side, and the linstock he held in his hand was descending to the vent.
From Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico by Robert Montgomery Bird
Well, we emptied a bucket of water over his linstock and priming, d'ye see, so maybe he did all he could.
From The Refugees by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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