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buttstock

American  
[buht-stok] / ˈbʌtˌstɒk /
Or butt-stock

noun

  1. the part of the stock located behind the breech mechanism of a firearm.


Etymology

Origin of buttstock

First recorded in 1905–10; butt 1 + stock

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