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

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

From Last Enemy by Piper, H. Beam

I stammered, and struck at it blindly with my gunstock.

From Famous Modern Ghost Stories by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

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