1) Ancient cannon-firing device 2) Artillery ammunition 3) English Civil War weapon 4) Formerly used to fire cannons 5) Stick
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A linstock (also called a lintstock) is a staff with a fork at one end to hold a lighted slow match. The name was adapted from the Dutch lontstok, `match stick`. Linstocks were used for discharging cannons in the early days of artillery; the linstock allowed the gunner to stand further from the cannon as it was dangerous applying the lighted mat.....
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• (n.) A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a lighted match for firing cannon.
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Lin'stock (lĭn'stŏk)
noun [ Corrupt. from
luntstock , Dutch
lontstok ;
lont lunt +
stok stock, stick. See
Link a torch,
Lunt , and
Stock .] A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a lighted match for firing cannon. [ W...
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A linstock was a gunner's forked staff used to hold a match of lint dipped in saltpetre., formerly used in firing cannon.
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staff with a piece of match cord at one end, used to ignite the powder of an artillery piece.
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n] - 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)
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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
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