linstock
pronunciation
How to pronounce linstock in British English:
UK ['lɪnstɒk]
How to pronounce linstock in American English:
US ['lɪnˌstɒk]
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- 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
Word Origin
- linstock (n.)
- forked staff used for firing a cannon, 1570s, from Dutch lonstok, from lont "match" + stok "stick."
Example
- 1. He had still the linstock of his gun in his own hand .