Thesaurus: linstock

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1. n. A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a lighted match for firing cannon.
2. 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); formerly used to fire cannons
3. A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a lighted match for firing cannon. [Written also lintstock.]
4. A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold alighted match for firing cannon. [Written also lintstock.]
5. 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); formerly used to fire cannons