lintstock

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lintstock - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Linstock \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.]
     [1913 Webster]