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benchrester

noun

Etymology

From benchrest + -er.

  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”
  7. suffixed as benchrester — “benchrest + er”

Definitions

  1. One who takes part in benchrest shooting.

    • Accuracy folks (benchresters, varminters, etc.) lean decidedly towards the Remington. Its tubular design allows it to be chucked in a lathe and "hot-rodded" very easily.

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