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benchrest

noun

Etymology

From bench + rest, since the gun is mounted on a rest placed on a table or bench.

  1. derived from *ros-✻
  2. inherited from *rastō✻
  3. inherited from *rastu✻
  4. inherited from ræst
  5. inherited from rest
  6. compounded as benchrest — “bench + rest”

Definitions

  1. A shooting sport in which very accurate and precise rifles are shot at paper targets.

  2. The infrastructure for benchrest.

    • Since deer usually give you no time to get into a nice, steady position like sitting, and since there's a shortage of benchrests in the woods, it pays to be able to shoot upright.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA