[lin-stok] 
| a staff with one end forked to hold a match, formerly used in firing cannon. |
| lin·stock (lĭn'stŏk') n. A long forked stick for holding a match, formerly used to fire cannon. [Obsolete lyntstock, alteration (possibly influenced by lint, used for tinder) of Dutch lontstok : lont, match + stok, stick (from Middle Dutch stoc).] |