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estoc

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
es-toc
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Etymology

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).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: estoc, *stokōn

Inflected Forms

estocs (plural)

Questions

What does estoc mean?
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.
Where does estoc come from?
It is traced to French.

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