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buttstock

or butt-stock

[ buht-stok ]
/ ˈbʌtˌstɒk /

noun

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

Nearby words

  1. buttress,
  2. buttress plate,
  3. buttress root,
  4. buttress thread,
  5. butts and bounds,
  6. buttstrap,
  7. butty,
  8. butuan,
  9. butung,
  10. butut

Origin of buttstock

First recorded in 1905–10; butt1 + stock
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