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The stock or wood to which the barrel of a hand gun is fastened.

The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.

en. Blanchard lathe, a lathe for turning irregular forms after a given pattern, as lasts, gunstocks, and the like. -- Drill lathe, or Speed lathe, a small lathe which, from its high speed, is adapted for drilling; a hand lathe. -- Engine lathe, a turning lathe in which the cutting tool has an automatic feed; -- used…

of which yield valuable red and yellow dyes. The wood is hard and beautiful, and used for gunstocks.

The detachable or movable fore part of a gunstock, lying beneath the barrel or barrels, and forming a hold for the left hand.