Associations to the word «Linstock»

Wiktionary

LINSTOCK, noun. A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a lighted match for firing cannon.

Dictionary definition

LINSTOCK, noun. A stick about a meter long with a point on one end (to stick in the ground) and a forked head on the other end (to hold a lighted match); formerly used to fire cannons.

Wise words

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