gunstock

[ guhn-stok ]

noun
  1. the stock or support in which the barrel of a shoulder weapon is fixed.

Origin of gunstock

1
First recorded in 1485–95; see origin at gun1, stock

Words Nearby gunstock

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How to use gunstock in a sentence

  • He limped badly—a gunstock had struck him on the thigh—and he had a flesh wound in his left arm.

    The Cryptogram | William Murray Graydon
  • Dirzed's face, normally the color of a good walnut gunstock, turned almost black.

    Last Enemy | Henry Beam Piper
  • "Under the stern seat," she replied, without taking her face from the gunstock.

    Fighting Byng | A. Stone
  • It struck the Frenchman as he lay belly downward on the earth with his gunstock against his cheek.

    Local Color | Irvin S. Cobb
  • During the Civil war the largest demand for walnut came from gunstock makers.

    American Forest Trees | Henry H. Gibson

British Dictionary definitions for gunstock

gunstock

/ (ˈɡʌnˌstɒk) /


noun
  1. the wooden or metallic handle or support to which is attached the barrel of a rifle

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