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bump stock

noun

Etymology

Blend of bumpfire + gunstock.

  1. inherited from *stukkaz✻
  2. inherited from *stokk✻
  3. inherited from stocc
  4. inherited from stok
  5. compounded as gunstock — “gun + stock”
  6. compounded as bump stock — “bumpfire + gunstock”

Definitions

  1. An attachment on a gun used to make it fire repeatedly by using the gun's recoil to pull…

    An attachment on a gun used to make it fire repeatedly by using the gun's recoil to pull the trigger, modifying it to function in a similar way to a machine gun.

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