gunstock (redirected from gunstocks)

gun·stock  (gnstk)

n.

The handle of a gun.

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gunstock [ˈgʌnˌstɒk]

n

(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the wooden or metallic handle or support to which is attached the barrel of a rifle

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

gunstock - 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" stock artillery, heavy weapon, ordnance, gun - large but transportable armament gun - a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel) handgrip, handle, grip, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" machine gun - a rapidly firing automatic gun (often mounted) handgun, pistol, shooting iron, side arm - a firearm that is held and fired with one hand pistol grip - a handle (as of a gun or saw) shaped like the butt of a pistol support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"