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Linstock
A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a lighted match for firing cannon.
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A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a lighted match for firing cannon.
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| Word | Definition |
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| lintstocknoun | (historical) Alternative form of linstock. [(historical) A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a lighted match for firing cannon.] |
| matchlocknoun | (historical) Early type of firearm, using a smoldering piece of cord to fire the powder in the firing pan. |
| pointing-stocknoun | (obsolete) A thing to be pointed at in derision; a laughing stock. |
| tipstocknoun | The detachable or movable fore part of a gunstock, lying beneath the barrel or barrels, and forming a hold for the left hand. |
| whipsticknoun | A whipstock; the handle of a whip. |
| cansticknoun | (obsolete) A candlestick (candle holder). |
| candlesticknoun | A holder with a socket or spike for a candle. |
| pikenoun | Any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox, especially the northern pike, Esox lucius. |
| lamp-ironnoun | (rail transport) A piece of iron projecting upwards on which a lamp can be hung. |
| gafflenoun | A steel spur attached to a gamecock (sometimes used figuratively). |
| stocknoun | A store or supply. |
| pikestaffnoun | The wooden shaft of a pike. |
| stangnoun | (slang, US) Short for "Mustang", a brand of automobile produced by the Ford Motor Company. |
| bloodsticknoun | (farriery) A piece of hard wood loaded at one end with lead, used to strike the fleam into the vein. |
| palstaffnoun | (historical) An old Celtic and Scandinavian weapon consisting of a wedge of stone or metal fixed by a tongue in a staff. |
| poking-sticknoun | (historical) A small metal rod that was heated and used to adjust the plaits of ruffs on clothing. |
| gunstock war clubnoun | A Native American wooden club once used for war, now used ceremonially, with the appearance of the wooden stock of a European North American colonial era musket, with a metal knife blade attached to the clubbing end. |
| lituusnoun | A military trumpet. |
| whipstalknoun | Alternative form of whipstock. [The stock, or rigid handle, of a whip.] |
| tau staffnoun | A staff with a crosspiece at the top like a crutch. |
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