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Noun: linstock  'lin,stók
  1. 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

Derived forms: linstocks

Type of: stick

Encyclopedia: Linstock, Cumbria