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estoc.

trunk or stump of a tree

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɛs.tɔk/
  1. trunk or stump of a tree

    masculine
  2. stock, heritage

    masculine
Where this word comes from

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

noun/ɛs.tɔk/
  1. a kind of sword, rapier

    historical · masculine
Where this word comes from

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.

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