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stacking swivel
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noun
a metal swivel attached to the stock of a military rifle for use in hooking three rifles together to form a stack.
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Origin of stacking swivel
First recorded in 1870–75
Words nearby stacking swivel
stack, stackable, stacked, stacked heel, stacking, stacking swivel, stacking truck, stack the cards, stackup, stacte, stactometer
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How to use stacking swivel in a sentence
Grasp piece with the left hand just below the stacking swivel, and with the right hand below and against the left.
The Plattsburg Manual|O.O. Ellis and E.B. Garey