| NOUN | artifact | gunstock, stock | 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 |
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| 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. | |
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| Synonym | stock | |
| Part of | artillery, heavy weapon, gun, ordnance | large but transportable armament |
| gun | A weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel) | |
| machine gun | A rapidly firing automatic gun (often mounted) | |
| pistol, handgun, side arm, shooting iron | A firearm that is held and fired with one hand | |
| Narrower | pistol grip | A handle (as of a gun or saw) shaped like the butt of a pistol |
| Broader | handle, grip, handgrip, hold | The appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it |
| support | Any device that bears the weight of another thing | |
| Spanish | culata | |
| Catalan | culata | |
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