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From Middle Frenchestau, estot (“vise”, 16th c.). Probably from Old Frenchestoc(“trunk”), from Frankish*stokk; compare GermanSchraubstock. If so, a doublet of estoc. Alternatively, a doublet of étal instead, but the Middle French form in -ot makes this appear less likely, particularly as the same spelling also occurs for estoc in other senses.
