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; 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

Felix kept his eyes fixed on the top of that stumpy chimney, and his gunstock was already fast against his shoulder.

From Rocky Mountain Boys Camping in the Big Game Country by Rathborne, St. George

The heron watched it till within a couple of feet, then struck quick as thought, darting its bill against the hard walnut of the gunstock.

From When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine by Stephens, C. A. (Charles Asbury)

O’Brien had been growing progressively distraught, and his face now had the gray-over-brown hue of a walnut gunstock that has been out in the rain all day.

From Little Fuzzy by Piper, H. Beam