Definition of Linstocks. Meaning of Linstocks. Synonyms of Linstocks

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Definition of Linstocks

Linstock
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.]

Meaning of Linstocks from wikipedia

- Dutch lontstok, "match stick". Linstocks were used for discharging cannons in the early days of artillery; the linstock allowed the gunner to stand further...
- matchlock musket. To prevent dragging the match cord on wet ground, a linstock, a forked wooden support inserted into the ground and used for holding...
- containing the main charge of gunpowder. After the introduction of gunlocks, linstocks were retained, but only as a backup means of firing. Some early land mines...
- After the introduction of gunlocks, linstocks were retained, but only as a backup means of firing. The linstock slow match or the spark from the flintlock...
- ring, found before 1824 (perhaps identical to a ring found in 1773 at Linstock castle in Carlisle), has a magical inscription of a similar type, ery.ri...
- issued to the Swedish navy from the early 18th century until 1840. Some linstocks of the Renaissance and late medieval period had a matchlock pistol concealed...
- combustion of the propellant occurs), either with a slow match (matchlock), a linstock or a flash pan ignited by some type of pyrite- (wheellock) or flint-based...
- Linstock is a village in the civil parish of Stanwix Rural, in the ****berland district, in the county of ****bria, England. It is a few miles away from...
- After the introduction of gunlocks, linstocks were retained, but only as a backup means of firing. The linstock slow match, or the spark from the flintlock...
- Firing of a field gun of the early 17th century with a linstock...