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butthook

noun

Etymology

From butt + hook.

  1. derived from *kog-✻
  2. inherited from *hōkaz✻
  3. inherited from *hōk✻
  4. inherited from hōc
  5. inherited from hoke
  6. compounded as butthook — “butt + hook”

Definitions

  1. Attachment to the butt of a rifle that fits around the shoulder of the shooter.

The neighborhood

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