stacking swivel


noun
  1. a metal swivel attached to the stock of a military rifle for use in hooking three rifles together to form a stack.

Origin of stacking swivel

1
First recorded in 1870–75

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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