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

How refreshing it was to see England players swivel and dribble and sell dummies.
The Group of Life|Tunku Varadarajan|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He sat before a wall full of badges, in a big swivel chair, his bovine features set in mistrustful concentration.
The Strange and Mysterious Death of Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis|Richard Ben Cramer|January 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These samples are biased, stacking the deck in favor of a connection between mental disorder and violence.
Massacres and Madness|Linda Teplin|December 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Stacking my mess of chips, I looked down a third time and saw two kings ... two majestic kings.
World Series of Poker: How Jonathan Miller Almost Won It All (Really)|Jonathan Miller|July 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST

They are clearly trying to take over the Armed Forces by stacking its junior cadres with their own members.
Morsi-less: Are Egyptians Done with the Muslim Brothers?|Hussein Ibish|July 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The tired waiters are putting up the shutters of the smaller cafés and stacking up the chairs.
The Real Latin Quarter|F. Berkeley Smith
Soldiers were already stacking up the chairs ready for the clearance of the gymnasium for the morrow.
The Doctor of Pimlico|William Le Queux
Ward sat back in his swivel chair, hooked his thumbs into the arm holes of his vest and beamed.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
One of the swivel guns was fired, and then came a whole broadside, sending its balls hurtling over the crowded deck of the sloop.
Stories of Our Naval Heroes|Various
Also Crozier's evidence was expected to be sensational, and to prove the swivel on which the fate of the accused man would hang.
You Never Know Your Luck, Complete|Gilbert Parker