linstock Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

Corrupt. fr. luntstock, D. lonistok; 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. Written also lintstock.