phrase/a blɑ̃.k‿ɛs.tɔk/
almost to the level of the stump; without leaving any saplings
“...qui a « commencé et continue » à faire couper sa part des bois de haulte-fustaye chesnes en la seigneurie dudit Meilburg, les mectant à blanc estoc et en changeant entièrement la nature, ce qui n'est pas permis au vassal sans le gré du seigneur.” — ...who has "begun & continues" to cut down his part of the haulte-fustaye [?] oaks on the estate of the said Meilburg, cutting them to stumps & changing entirely the surrounding nature, which is not permitted to the vassal without the will of the lord.
Literally, “to the white stump”