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linstock

American  
[lin-stok] / ˈlɪnˌstɒk /

noun

  1. a staff with one end forked to hold a match, formerly used in firing cannon.

linstock British  
/ ˈlɪnˌstɒk /

noun

  1. a long staff holding a lighted match, formerly used to fire a cannon

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Etymology

Origin of linstock

1565–75; earlier lyntstock < Dutch lontstock match-stick, with lint replacing lont by association with the material commonly used as tinder

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