estoc

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English

Two German- or Swiss-style estocs.

Etymology

French estoc, 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).

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.

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French estoc.

Pronunciation

Noun

estoc m (plural estocs)

  1. rapier

Derived terms

Further reading

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛs.tɔk/
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Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle French and Old French estoc (“trunk”), from Frankish *stokk. Probably a doublet of étau (“vise”).

Noun

estoc m (plural estocs)

  1. trunk or stump of a tree
    Synonyms: tronc; souche
  2. stock, heritage
    Synonyms: lignage, lignée, parenté

Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle French and Old French estoc (“sword, its point”). Probably deverbal from Old French estoquer, estochier (“to thrust, stab”), from Frankish *stokōn. See English stoke for more. Influence by etymology 1 in the sense of “stick, club” is possible.

Noun

estoc m (plural estocs)

  1. (historical) a kind of sword, rapier

Further reading

Anagrams

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French estoc.

Noun

estoc n (uncountable)

  1. (type of) sword, rapier

Declension

declension of estoc (singular only)
singular
n gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) estoc estocul
genitive/dative (unui) estoc estocului
vocative estocule

References

  • estoc in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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