estoc

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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.

OriginFrench estoc ← Proto-West Germanic *stokōn →
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Meanings

nounestoc (plural estocs)

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.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*stokōn“to push, thrust”
  2. Frenchestoc
  3. Englishestoc

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).

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Cite this entry
APA

estoc. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estoc

MLA

“estoc.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estoc. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “estoc,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estoc.

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