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

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)

Fifty horsemen rode in advance musket in hand, each man with his gunstock on his thigh.

From The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

Dirzed's face, normally the color of a good walnut gunstock, turned almost black.

From Last Enemy by Piper, H. Beam