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noun
A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a lighted match for firing cannon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stick
History
Corrupted from luntstock, Dutch lontstok, from lont (“lunt”) + stok (“stock, stick”). See link (“a torch”), lunt, and stock.
Across languages
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