buttstock

or butt-stock

[ buht-stok ]

/ ˈbʌtˌstɒk /

noun

the part of the stock located behind the breech mechanism of a firearm.

Nearby words

buttress, buttress plate, buttress root, buttress thread, butts and bounds, buttstock, buttstrap, butty, butuan, butung, butut

Origin of buttstock

First recorded in 1905–10; butt¹ + stock

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