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estoc

estoc noun: a type of sword used from the 14th to the 17th century, characterized by a long, straight, edgeless, sharply pointed blade designed for penetrating mail or plate.

estoc: a type of sword used from the 14th to the 17th century, characterized by a long, straight,...
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Noun

estoc (plural estocs)

  1. A type of sword used from the 14th to the 17th century, characterized by a long, straight, edgeless, sharply pointed blade designed for penetrating mail or plate.

Forms of estoc

pluralestocs

Origin of estoc

From French estoc, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *stokōn (“to push, thrust”); see there for more. Compare Middle English touk (“a sword”) (whence obsolete English tuck (“rapier, sword”)), Middle English stok(e) (“blow with a sword”) (both probably from Old French estoc).

Questions about estoc

What does estoc mean?
Estoc means a type of sword used from the 14th to the 17th century, characterized by a long, straight, edgeless, sharply pointed blade designed for penetrating mail or plate.
What part of speech is estoc?
Estoc is a noun.
What is the plural of estoc?
The plural of estoc is estocs.

Words near estoc in the dictionary

  1. Estland
  2. Estlin
  3. estmark
  4. estmarks
  5. Esto-
  6. estoc
  7. Estock
  8. Estocks
  9. estocs
  10. Estoff
  11. Estoffs

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