Word: linstocks
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: lin
stocks
Definition: Plural of linstock; a stick about a meter long with a point on one end (to stick in the ground) and a forked head on the other end (to hold a lighted match); formerly used to fire cannons
Morphemes:
Affix: linstock
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a lighted match for firing cannon.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: lont
Language: nl
Decoded: lont
Meaning: lunt
Affix: stok
Language: nl
Decoded: stok
Meaning: stock, stick
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.