[F. estoc Pr. estoc, Sp. & Pg. estoque, It. stocco.] A kind of sword; the name was variously applied at different times: see quots.
1830. G. P. R. James, Darnley, xxvii. A good downright blow of estoc at a fair gentleman’s head.
1834. Planché, Brit. Costume, 138. The scabbard of his estoc or small stabbing-sword.
1860. Fairholt, Costume in Eng. (ed. 2), 440. Estoc, a short sword, worn at the girdle by soldiers.
