Estoc
[e-stok; French e-stawk] /ɛˈstɒk; French ɛˈstɔk/
noun, plural estocs
[e-stoks; French e-stawk] /ɛˈstɒks; French ɛˈstɔk/ (Show IPA)
1.
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
noun
a long stiff sword with a narrow (often three-sided) blade for thrusting
Word Origin
French ‘to thrust’
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