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stoc·cado (stə kä′dō)
noun
Archaic a stab or thrust with a pointed weapon
Etymology: OIt stoccata < stocca, dagger, sword point < MFr estoc < OFr estoquier, to strike with the point < LowG stoken, to stick: for IE base see stock
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