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Meaning of linstock in English
Pronunciation
/ˈlɪnˌstɑk/
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Noun
linstock
Etymology
late 16th century: from earlier lintstock, from Dutch lontstok, from lont‘match’ + stok‘stick’. The change in the first syllable was due to association with lint
Definitions
1.
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)
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