buttstock

or butt-stock

[ buht-stok ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of buttstock¹

First recorded in 1905–10; butt ¹ + stock

Example Sentences

The rifle used in the shooting also had a “Palestine” sticker on the buttstock.

From Seattle Times

But the gun purchased by Mr. Alissa, while carrying some of the hallmarks of a longer AR-15, had instead been marketed as a pistol — a gun that can be shot with one hand but which comes with a stabilizer that looks similar to the buttstock of a rifle.

From New York Times

The rifle incorporates lots of ways to tailor to your preferences, from M-LOK attachment points and a Picatinny scope base to QD sling points and a configurable buttstock.

From Fox News

Johnson turned forward just as the state trooper plunged the buttstock of his rifle into Johnson’s face, shattering his teeth and cracking his jaw.

From Washington Times

“There was another tremendous explosion that knocked both of us back into a wall, and I got hit in the chest right across the buttstock with about three-quarters of a human arm,” Plumlee said.

From Washington Post