linstock / ˈlɪnˌstɒk /

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linstock 的定义

n. 名词 noun
  1. a staff with one end forked to hold a match, formerly used in firing cannon.

更多linstock例句

  1. A tall artillerist stood, with linstock and fuse, near the breech, waiting for the order to fire.
  2. The gallant gunners, linstock in hand, watched by the guns loaded with bags of bullets and with chain shot.
  3. Another suggestion connects it with a supposed derivation of “linstock,” from “lint.”
  4. Wat Kilby, whose eyes had been fixed on Janet staring out of the window, uttered a low growl, and lit the linstock.
  5. Linstock in hand the brawny gunner on the poop stood ready to answer them when the word should be given.