Gunstock (Noun)
Meaning
The handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun; "the rifle had been fitted with a special stock".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The rifle had been fitted with a special gunstock to accommodate the shooter's unusual grip.
- She carefully polished the gunstock of her grandfather's old shotgun, trying to restore it to its former glory.
- The soldier's hand fit snugly into the worn gunstock of his trusty machine gun.
- The artisan spent hours carving intricate designs into the gunstock of the custom-made handgun.
- After years of use, the gunstock of the old rifle had developed a beautiful patina that seemed to glow in the sunlight.