Definition of LINSTOCK (Meaning of LINSTOCK), a 8 Letter Word

Pronunciation:		'lin`stâk


WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[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

LINSTOCK is a 8 letter word that starts with L.
	See Also:	stick

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Lin"stock\ (l[i^]n"st[o^]k), n. [Corrupt. fr. luntstock, D. lontstok; 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}.]