linstock

WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!

Definitions from WordNet

Noun linstock has 1 sense

linstock - 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
--₁ is a kind of stick

Definitions from the Web

Linstock

Noun

1. A staff with a forked end used for holding a lighted match or slow-burning fuse, used to ignite the charge in a gun or firework.

Example Sentence: The artilleryman carefully held the linstock to ignite the cannon.

Noun

2. A staff used by a gunner to hold and direct a slow match towards the touch hole of a cannon.

Example Sentence: The gunner swiftly struck the linstock against the cannon to set it off.

Related Products

Slow Matches Fireworks Cannons

linotype machine linq linsang linseed linseed oil linsey-woolsey linsey linsil linstock lint lint off lintas lintel linters linthnodes lintol lintols

Sponsored (shop thru our affiliate link to help maintain this site):

Check latest bestsellers | New Arrivals in Electronics