linstock C2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈlɪnˌstɑk/ UK /ˈlɪnstɒk/ See IPA manual Freq #382668 Meanings 1 noun A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a lighted match for firing cannon. […] now, sir, (as we were to ascend), their master gunner (a man of no mean skill and courage, you must think,) confronts me with his linstock ready to give fire; Etymology Corrupted from luntstock, Dutch lontstok, from lont (“lunt”) + stok (“stock, stick”). See link (“a torch”), lunt, and stock. Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # linstock **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈlɪnˌstɑk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlɪnstɒk/ **Frequency rank:** 382668 ## Meanings 1. A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a lighted match for firing cannon. ## Examples - […] now, sir, (as we were to ascend), their master gunner (a man of no mean skill and courage, you must think,) confronts me with his linstock ready to give fire; ## Etymology Corrupted from luntstock, Dutch lontstok, from lont (“lunt”) + stok (“stock, stick”). See link (“a torch”), lunt, and stock. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown