noun
- plural of linstock: a long wooden staff with a forked end used to hold a lighted match for firing cannons
Usage: historical; military
Examples
- The artillery crew prepared their linstocks before the battle began.
- Museum displays showed how soldiers used linstocks to ignite cannon powder.
- The gunner held his linstock steady as he approached the cannon’s touchhole.
- Historical reenactors demonstrated the proper handling of linstocks during the demonstration.
- Old military manuals described the correct length and construction of linstocks.
- The fortress armory contained dozens of well-maintained linstocks for the cannons.