gunstock
the stock or support in which the barrel of a shoulder weapon is fixed.
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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 GraydonDirzed'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. StoneIt struck the Frenchman as he lay belly downward on the earth with his gunstock against his cheek.
Local Color | Irvin S. CobbDuring the Civil war the largest demand for walnut came from gunstock makers.
American Forest Trees | Henry H. Gibson
British Dictionary definitions for gunstock
/ (ˈɡʌnˌstɒk) /
the wooden or metallic handle or support to which is attached the barrel of a rifle
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