estocn.
/ˈɛstɒk/ A kind of sword; the name was variously applied at different times: see quots.
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half-sword1552
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1830 G. P. R. James Darnley II. xiv. 331 A good downright blow of estoc at a fair gentleman's head.
1834 J. R. Planché Hist. Brit. Costume 138 The scabbard of his estoc or small stabbing-sword.
1846 F. W. Fairholt Costume in Eng. Gloss. Estoc, a short sword, worn at the girdle by mounted soldiers.
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