gunstock

American  

[guhn-stok] / ˈgʌnˌstɒk /

noun

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

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gunstock British  

/ ˈɡʌnˌstɒk /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of gunstock

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

Example Sentences

No gunstock can fit well in light clothing and also fit well with a couple of inches of padding created by a heavy winter coat.

From Time Magazine Archive

After that he rubbed and polished the gunstock until the wood of it was bright and shining, too.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder

But there was no mark of gunstock or other weapon where he sat; and why was he wearing boots?

From Rolf in the Woods by Seton, Ernest Thompson

"By George!" cried the latter at last, striking his gunstock in the ground.

From A Cadet's Honor Mark Mallory's Heroism by Sinclair, Upton

Could you not have done it more softly, sir, and not add to the confusion the clatter of your feet and the thud of your gunstock?

From Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 by Brady, Cyrus Townsend