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Lintstock means (historical) Alternative form of linstock..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(historical) Alternative form of linstock..
1892, Ivan Vazov, Under the Yoke: A Romance of Bulgarian Liberty, translator not credited, London: William Heinemann, 1912, Chapter X, p. 214, https://archive.org/details/underyokeromance00vazorich The gunner, with his lintstock in hand, was preparing to set to work.
Guns and carriages, together with the long rammers and shorter lintstocks lodged in loops overhead—all these, as customary, were painted black […]
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Lintstock means (historical) Alternative form of linstock..
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1892, Ivan Vazov, Under the Yoke: A Romance of Bulgarian Liberty, translator not credited, London: William Heinemann, 1912, Chapter X, p. 214, https://archive.org/details/underyokeromance00vazorich The gunner, with his lintstock in hand, was preparing to set to work.
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