LINSTOCK

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

linstock (plural linstocks)

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

Source: Wiktionary

Lin"stock, n. Etym: [Corrupt. fr. luntstock, D. lonistok; lont lunt + stok stock, stick. See Link a torch, Lunt, and Stock.]

Definition: A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a lighted match for firing cannon. [Written also lintstock.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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